swoop

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswuːp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/swup/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(swo̅o̅p)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
swoop,
swoop on,
swoop down,
swoop down on vi		 (bird: fly down on prey)bajar en picado loc verb
  (AmL)bajar en picada loc verb
  abatirse⇒ v prnl
 The eagle swooped down on the rabbit.
 El águila bajó en picada hacia el conejo.
swoop,
swoop in,
swoop in on,
swoop down,
swoop down on vi		 (attacker, etc: move in)abalanzarse⇒ v prnl
  precipitarse⇒ v prnl
 The Apaches swooped in on the camp while we were sleeping.
 Los apaches se abalanzaron sobre el campamento mientras dormíamos.
swoop n (swift plunge)zambullida nf
  descenso en picado, descenso en picada nm
  calada nf
 With a quick swoop the hawk grabbed the fish.
 Con una rápida zambullida, el águila agarró al pescado.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
in one fell swoop,
at one fell swoop expr		 (in a single fast action) (figurado)de un tirón loc adv
  de una vez loc adv
 Pests or disease can wipe out the entire crop in one fell swoop.
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'swoop' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
a cercén - abatir - de un golpe - de un solo tajo

Collocations: a [fast, gliding, graceful, sudden] swoop, swooped to [catch, capture, graze, bite, land], [captured, caught, killed] in one swoop, more...

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