swoop

swoop
1. noun
1) (downward plunge) Sturzflug, der
2) (coll.): (raid) Razzia, die
2. intransitive verb
(plunge suddenly) herabstoßen; (pounce)

swoop on somebody — sich auf jemanden stürzen; (to attack) gegen jemanden einen Schlag führen

the police swooped on several addresses — die Polizei führte in mehreren Wohnungen Razzien durch

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[swu:p] 1. verb
(to rush or fly downwards: The owl swooped down on its prey.) herabstoßen
2. noun
(an act of swooping.) das Herabstoßen
- academic.ru/115170/at_one_fell_swoop">at one fell swoop
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swoop
[swu:p]
I. n
1. (dive) Sturzflug m
to make a \swoop [down] herabstoßen
2. (fam: attack) Überraschungsangriff m; (by police) Razzia f
II. vi
1. (dive) niederstoßen, herabstoßen
2. (fam: attack)
▪ to \swoop on sb/sth jdn/etw angreifen; police bei jdm/etw eine Razzia machen
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[swuːp]
1. vi (lit
bird) herabstoßen, niederstoßen (on auf +acc); (plane) einen Sturzflug machen; (fig, police) einen Überraschungsangriff machen (on auf +acc) or landen (inf) (on bei); (person) sich stürzen (on auf +acc)

the plane swooped low over the village — das Flugzeug flog im Tiefflug über das Dorf hinweg

the police swooped on 8 suspects — die Polizei schlug überraschend bei 8 Verdächtigen zu

they're just waiting to swoop — die lauern nur darauf zuzuschlagen

2. n
(of bird, plane) Sturzflug m; (by police) Razzia f (on in +dat, on sb bei jdm)

to make a swoop (bird) ( ) — herabstoßenon auf +acc

at or in one (fell) swoop — auf einen Schlag

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swoop [swuːp]
A v/i oft swoop down
a) herabstoßen, sich stürzen (beide:
on auf akk) (Raubvogel etc),
b) fig herfallen (on über akk),
c) zuschlagen (Polizei etc):
swoop on eine Razzia machen in (dat)
B v/t meist swoop up umg packen, schnappen
C s
1. Herabstoßen n (eines Raubvogels etc)
2. Razzia f (on in dat)
3. at one (fell) swoop fig mit einem Schlag
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1. noun
1) (downward plunge) Sturzflug, der
2) (coll.): (raid) Razzia, die
2. intransitive verb
(plunge suddenly) herabstoßen; (pounce)

swoop on somebody — sich auf jemanden stürzen; (to attack) gegen jemanden einen Schlag führen

the police swooped on several addresses — die Polizei führte in mehreren Wohnungen Razzien durch

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v.
schnappen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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