swerve

swerve
1. intransitive verb
(deviate) einen Bogen od. (ugs.) Schlenker machen

swerve to the right/left — nach rechts/links [aus]schwenken

2. noun
(divergence from course) Bogen, der; Schlenker, der (ugs.)
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[swə:v] 1. verb
(to turn away (from a line or course), especially quickly: The car driver swerved to avoid the dog; She never swerved from her purpose.) aus..., abweichen
2. noun
(an act of swerving: The sudden swerve rocked the passengers in their seats.) die Abweichung
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swerve
[swɜ:v, AM swɜ:rv]
I. vi
1. (change direction) [plötzlich] ausweichen; horse seitlich ausbrechen; car ausscheren
the ball \swerved into the net der Ball beschrieb einen Bogen und landete im Netz
the car \swerved into the crash barrier das Auto schlitterte in die Leitplanke
she swerved to avoid a dog who ran into the road sie riss den Wagen herum, um einem Hund, der in die Straße lief, auszuweichen
2. (fig liter: deviate) eine Schwenkung vollziehen geh
to \swerve from one's policies/principles von seiner Politik/seinen Grundsätzen abweichen
II. n
1. (sudden move) plötzliche Seitenbewegung, Schlenker m; (evading move) Ausweichbewegung f
a \swerve to the left/right ein Ausscheren nt nach links/rechts
the \swerve around an obstacle die Umgehung eines Hindernisses
2. (fig) Abweichung f; POL Richtungswechsel m
3. (in billiards) Effet m
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[swɜːv]
1. n
Bogen m; (of road, coastline also) Schwenkung f; (of car etc also) Schlenker m (inf); (= spin on ball) Effet m

with a swerve he avoided his opponent — er wich seinem Gegner mit einer geschickten Bewegung aus

2. vi
einen Bogen machen; (car, driver) ausschwenken; (boxer) ausweichen; (horse) ausbrechen; (ball) im Bogen fliegen; (fig, from truth) abweichen; (from chosen path) abschwenken

to swerve round sth — einen Bogen um etw machen

the road swerves (round) to the right — die Straße schwenkt nach rechts

he swerved in behind me — er schwenkte plötzlich hinter mir ein

the car swerved in and out of the traffic — der Wagen schoss im Slalom durch den Verkehrsstrom

3. vt
car etc herumreißen; ball anschneiden
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swerve [swɜːv; US swɜrv]
A v/i
1. ausbrechen (Auto, Pferd)
2. AUTO das Steuer oder den Wagen herumreißen, einen Schlenker machen
3. ausweichen (Boxer etc)
4. einen Schwenk machen, schwenken:
the highway swerves south
5. fig abweichen, abgehen (beide:
from von)
B v/t
1. swerve the car A 2
2. SPORT einen Ball anschneiden
3. fig jemanden abbringen (from von)
C s
1. AUTO Schlenker m
2. a) SPORT Körpertäuschung f
b) Ausweichbewegung f (eines Boxers etc)
3. Schwenk m (einer Straße)
4. SPORT Schnitt m
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1. intransitive verb
(deviate) einen Bogen od. (ugs.) Schlenker machen

swerve to the right/left — nach rechts/links [aus]schwenken

2. noun
(divergence from course) Bogen, der; Schlenker, der (ugs.)
* * *
v.
ausweichen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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