swing

el columpio

balancear

swing(swihng)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (playground equipment)

a. el columpio

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The poor child fell off the swing and hit her head.La pobre niña se cayó del columpio y se golpeó la cabeza.

2. (movement)

a. la oscilación

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Each swing of the pendulum marks a second.Cada oscilación del péndulo marca un segundo.

b. el vaivén

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Every swing of the wrecking ball made a noise more terrible than the last.Cada vaivén de la bola de demolición hizo un ruido más terrible que el anterior.

c. el swing

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(in sports)

I am taking lessons to improve my golf swing.Estoy tomando clases para mejorar mi swing de golf.

3. (change)

a. el cambio

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Recent news reports led to a swing in public opinion.Los noticieros recientes llevaron a un cambio en la opinión pública.

b. la fluctuación

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The central bank intervened to curtail swings in the currency market.El banco central intervino para restringir las fluctuaciones del mercado de divisas.

4. (pace)

a. el ritmo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Marco's new poem has a nice swing to it.El nuevo poema de Marco tiene un bonito ritmo.

b. el brío

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

When Margo walked out of her interview, there was a notable swing in her step.Cuando Margo salió de la entrevista, se notaba que caminaba con brío.

5. (music)

a. el swing

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I love listening to Tex Beneke play swing.Me encanta escuchar a Tex Beneke tocar swing.

6. (freedom)

a. la rienda suelta

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The regulators ignored their responsibilities and gave full swing to the banks.Los reguladores ignoraron sus responsabilidades y dieron rienda suelta a los bancos.

b. la carta blanca

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

They gave full swing to the guest chef to prepare a new dish.Le dieron carta blanca al chef invitado para preparar un platillo nuevo.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

7. (to move with a curved action)

a. balancear

The player swung the bat and hit the ball over the fence.El jugador balanceó el bate y golpeó la pelota por encima de la cerca.

b. blandir

The children pretended they were pirates and swung their toy swords in the air.Los niños fingían que eran piratas y blandían sus espadas de juguete en el aire.

8. (to pivot)

a. darse la vuelta

Lydia heard a noise and swung herself around to see what it was.Lydia escuchó un ruido y se dio la vuelta para ver lo que era.

9. (to influence)

a. llevar

The storm swung public opinion in favor of stricter emissions controls.La tormenta llevó la opinión pública a estar a favor de los controles más estrictos de las emisiones.

b. cambiar

They were not able to swing the vote to their candidate.No pudieron cambiar el resultado de las elecciones a favor de su candidato.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

10. (to move back and forth)

a. balancearse

The pendulum will continue to swing until it runs out of momentum.El péndulo seguirá balanceándose hasta que pierda el impulso.

b. oscilar

The hypnotist's chain swings from side to side.La cadena del hipnotizador oscila de un lado a otro.

c. columpiarse (on playground equipment)

Carlos spent hours swinging at the park.Carlos pasó horas columpiándose en el parque.

11. (to pivot)

a. dar la vuelta

The officer drew his gun and swung around.El oficial sacó su arma y se dio la vuelta.

b. girar

The violence with which the weather vane was swinging had us all worried.La violencia con la que la veleta giraba nos tenía preocupados a todos.

c. abrirse

The car door swung open and out stepped a young man.La puerta del carro se abrió y se bajó un joven.

d. cerrarse

The door suddenly swung shut, scaring everyone in the room.La puerta se cerró de repente asustando a todos en la habitación.

12. (to move by swinging; used with "across" or "down")

a.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

The monkey swung across the cage from branch to branch.El mono cruzó la jaula de rama en rama.

The spider swung down to trap its prey.La araña saltó hacia abajo para atrapar su presa.

13. (to turn)

a. virar

Go straight for about a mile, then at the third light, swing left at the fork in the road.Sigue derecho por como una milla, luego en el tercer semáforo, vira a la izquierda en la bifurcación.

b. hacer un viraje

He headed straight for the goalkeeper, then swung left and scored.Se dirigió directamente hacia el portero, luego hizo un viraje a la izquierda y anotó.

14. (to change)

a. cambiar

Public opinion swung against him when his criminal record went public.La opinión pública cambió en su contra cuando se publicaron sus antecedentes.

b. oscilar

The working class vote determined whether the country would swing left or right.El voto de la clase trabajadora determinó si el país oscilaba hacia la izquierda o la derecha.

c. dar un viraje

The commentators on the news program were at a loss to explain why the country had swung to the left.Los comentaristas del noticiero no sabían cómo explicar por qué el país había dado un viraje a la izquierda.

15. (sexual)

a.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

I think your friend swings either way; I saw him flirting with boys and girls at the party.Me parece que a tu amigo le va la marcha, lo vi ligando con chicos y chicas en la fiesta.

Is John gay? – No, but he does swing both ways.¿John es gay? – No, pero sí es bisexual.

16. (to attempt to hit; used with "at")

a. intentar pegar

Julia swung at the mosquito, but she missed it.Julia intentó pegarle al zancudo, pero no lo pegó.

17. (to be lively)

a. tener ambiente

Beth, your parties really swing.Beth, tus fiestas de verdad tienen ambiente.

18. (to be hanged)

a. colgar

Anita wanted to see the murderer swing.Anita quería que colgaran al asesino.

swing

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (movement; of rope, chain)

a. el vaivén m, balanceo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

2. (of pendulum)

a. la oscilación

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

3. (in golf)

a. el swing

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

4. (colloquial)

a.

to take a swing at somebodyintentar darle un golpe a alguien

to be in full swingir a toda marcha

5. (colloquial)

a.

everything went with a swingtodo fue sobre ruedas

6. (colloquial)

a.

to get into the swing of thingsagarrar or

7. (change; in opinion, in mood)

a. el cambio repentino

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

8. (in playground)

a. el columpio

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

9. (colloquial)

a.

it's swings and roundaboutslo que se pierde aquí, se gana allá

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

10. (one's arms, racquet, ax)

a. balancear

to swing one's hipsmenear las caderas

to swing something/somebody onto one's shoulderecharse algo/a alguien al hombro

11. (colloquial)

a.

to swing a dealcerrar un trato

12. (colloquial)

a.

to swing it so that…arreglar las cosas para que…

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

13. (move to and fro)

a. balancearse

14. (on playground swing)

a. columpiarse

to swing openabrirse

to swing into actionentrar en acción

15. (colloquial)

a.

he should swing for thisdeberían colgarlo por esto

16. (colloquial)

a.

the party was really swingingla fiesta estaba muy animada

17. (change direction)

a. girar, torcer

to swing rounddar media vuelta

swing [swɪŋ] swung (past)

noun

1 (movement) [of needle, pointer, boom] movimiento (m); [of pick, axe] movimiento (m) (amplio); [of pendulum] oscilación (f); movimiento (m); (Boxing) (Cricket) (Golf) (technique) swing (m)

the swing of the boom sent him overboard with a wild swing of the bat

with a quick swing of his axe he felled the young tree con un amplio y rápido movimiento del hacha taló el arbolito

with a swing of his sword he cut off her head

he was out on the course practising his swing estaba en el campo de golf practicando su swing

she walked with a swing to her hips she imagined the swing of his shoulders as he sauntered down the hill the swing of the pendulum brought him back to power

to take a swing at sb (with fist) intentar darle un puñetazo a algn; (with weapon) intentar darle un golpe a algn

he took a swing at me he took a swing at me - and missed he grabbed a crowbar and took a swing at the man to take a swing at a ball

the golfer took a swing at the ball el golfista intentó darle a la pelota

2 (change) (in opinion) cambio (m); (in vote) desplazamiento (m)

a sudden swing in opinion un cambio repentino de opinión

they need a swing of 5% to win necesitan un desplazamiento de los votos de un 5% para ganar

a swing of 5% would give the opposition the majority

the swings of the market las fluctuaciones del mercado

a swing to the left un viraje or desplazamiento hacia la izquierda

3 (rhythm) (in dance etc) ritmo (m)

to walk with a swing (in one's step) andar rítmicamente; music/poetry with a swing to it or that goes with a swing música/poesía con ritmo or que tiene ritmo

to go with a swing [+evening, party] estar muy animado; [+business] ir a las mil maravillas

the party went with a swing

to be in full swing [+party, election, campaign] estar en pleno apogeo; [+business] estar en pleno desarrollo

to get into the swing of things coger el tranquillo a algo; captar el ritmo de las cosas; (LAm)

Don't worry. You'll soon get into the swing of things. You've only been there a week

4 (also swing music) swing (m); música (f) swing

5 (scope, freedom)

they gave him full swing in the matter

he was given full swing to make decisions le dieron carta blanca para que tomara decisiones

he gave his imagination full swing dio rienda suelta a su imaginación

6 (garden swing) columpio (m)

to have a swing columpiarse

would you like to have a swing on my new swing?

it's swings and roundabouts

what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

lo que se pierde aquí, se gana allá

intransitive verb

1 (move to and fro) [+hanging object, hammock] balancearse; [+pendulum, pointer] oscilar

sides of beef and pork swung from steel hooks the chandelier started to swing

[+person] (on swing, hammock) columpiarse

there was a swing in the garden and Julie loved to sit swinging for hours he was left swinging by his hands

it swings in the wind se balancea al viento

let your arms swing naturally

he was sitting on the end of the table, his legs swinging estaba sentado en el borde de la mesa, columpiando las piernas

when his foot slipped he was left swinging from a branch actors swung on ropes over the audience to swing [back and forth] to swing [to and fro] the sign swung back and forth

her handbag swung back and forth or to and fro as she walked su bolso se balanceaba (de un lado al otro) al andar

the pendulum swung back and forth or to and fro el péndulo oscilaba or se movía de un lado para otro

a revolver swung from his belt un revólver colgaba de su cinturón

he was swinging from a trapeze se columpiaba colgado de un trapecio

2 (pivot) girar

the door swings on its hinges la puerta gira sobre sus goznes

he was hit by the car door as it swung back la puerta del coche le golpeó al volver a cerrarse

the door swung [back] on her

to swing open/shut abrirse/cerrarse

the door swung open

the bar swung round and hit him in the jaw la barra giró y le dio en la mandíbula

now the pendulum has swung back the other way ahora se ha dado la vuelta la tortilla

3

to swing at sb (with one's fist) intentar dar un puñetazo a algn

Plover swung at my head, hit me and dazed me

he swung at me with an axe intentó darme (un golpe) con un hacha; he swung at the ball intentó dar a la pelota

gripping the bat well as you swing at the ball probably does increase the speed of the bat through the air

4 (turn)

the driver swung away from the curb the taxi turned left and swung [in] through the gates

the car swung into the square el coche viró or dio un viraje y entró en la plaza

he swung out to overtake viró or dio un viraje para adelantar

the crane swung out over the river the river swings north here

swing round

5 (jump)

he swung across the river on a rope cruzó el río colgado de una cuerda

I swung down from my bunk salté de mi litera

as he swung [from] tree to tree

the orang-utang swung from tree to tree el orangután se columpiaba de árbol en árbol

to swing into action ponerse en marcha

he set the drinks down at the next table, then swung past her again on his way to the kitchen \the marchers swung past us\ on their way to the Parliament building

6 (move rhythmically)

to swing along/away etc

a group of schoolchildren were swinging along up the road un grupo de colegiales subían por la calle, andando al compás; as the military band went swinging along up the road ... a medida que la banda militar marchaba siguiendo el compás calle arriba ...

the regiment went swinging past the king he says he could play that way, but he'd rather make music that swings

music that really swings música que tiene mucho ritmo

7 (be hanged)

to swing for sth

he'll swing for it le colgarán por eso

8 (change)

local opinion could swing against the company la opinión local podría cambiar y ponerse en contra de la empresa

the balance of power is swinging away from him la balanza del poder se está inclinando hacia el lado contrario al suyo

the currency should swing back to its previous level es de esperar que las divisas vuelvan a su nivel anterior

general opinion swung in favour of a compromise

to swing to the left/right dar un viraje hacia la izquierda or derecha

the country has swung to the right

9 (Psychology and Psychiatry) [+mood] cambiar

his mood swings wildly le cambia el humor de forma descontrolada

\you may find your mood swings wildly\ - happy one minute, depressed the next my reactions swung between perverse disappointment and incomprehension

10 (be lively) [+entertainment, party] ambientarse; [+place] tener ambiente

the party's beginning to swing la fiesta está empezando a ambientarse

London was really swinging then

11 (sexually)

everyone seemed to be swinging in those days en aquellos tiempos parecía que a todo el mundo le iba la marcha (very_informal)

to swing both ways ser bisexual

I'm told he swings both ways

transitive verb

1 (move to and fro) [+bag, arms, legs] columpiar; balancear

she was swinging a bottle of wine by it's neck he was sitting on the table, swinging his legs to swing sth [back and forth] [to and fro] object on string she was swinging her keys back and forth on their chain

he was swinging his bag back and forth or to and fro columpiaba or balanceaba la bolsa de un lado al otro

to swing one's hips andar contoneándose

there isn't enough room in here to swing a cat aquí no caben ni cuatro gatos

to swing the lead hacerse el remolón (informal)

2 (pivot) [+door]

he swung the door open/closed abrió/cerró la puerta de un golpe

3 (move) [+weapon] blandir

bat, club, racket if he wants to get him out, he's going to have to swing the ball more

he swung his sword above his head blandió la espada por encima de la cabeza

he swung his axe at the tree blandió el hacha con intención de darle al árbol

he came into the bedroom swinging the axe at me

he swung his racket at the ball intentó darle a la pelota con la raqueta

he swung his case down from the rack bajó su maleta de la rejilla portaequipajes con un rápido movimiento del brazo

Roy swung his legs off the couch Roy quitó rápidamente las piernas del sofá

she swung her violin case off the table

he swung the box up onto the roof of the car con un amplio movimiento de brazos, puso la caja en el techo del coche

he swung the case up onto his shoulder se echó la maleta a los hombros

(reflexive)

he swung himself across the stream cruzó el arroyo de un salto

to swing o.s. (up) into the saddle subirse a la silla de montar de un salto

he swung himself over the wall saltó la tapia apoyándose en un brazo

I swung myself onto the ladder and felt for the next rung I swung myself into the driver's seat

4 (turn)

he swung the car off the road viró con el coche y se salió de la carretera

5 (influence) [+opinion, decision, vote, voters] decidir; [+outcome] determinar; decidir

their campaign of two years ago helped to swing the vote that's what swung the voters last time

his speech swung the decision against us su discurso dio un giro a la decisión desfavorable para nosotros

the promised tax cuts could swing the vote in our favour los recortes prometidos en los impuestos podrían hacer cambiar el voto a nuestro favor

she managed to swing it so that we could all go consiguió arreglarlo para que todos pudiéramos ir

what swung it for me was ... lo que me decidió fue ...

it could swing the election his way podría decidir el resultado de las elecciones a su favor

6 (Mús) [+tune] tocar con swing

modifier

swing band (n) (Mús) banda (f) de música swing

swing bin (n) cubo (m) de la basura (con tapa oscilante)

swing bridge (n) puente (m) giratorio

swing door (n) puerta (f) de batiente; puerta (f) de vaivén

swing music (n) música (f) swing