swan

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'swan': /ˈswɒn/; 'Swan': /swɒn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/swɑn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(swon)

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Principal Translations
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swan n (aquatic bird)cisne nm
 The swan swam along the river.
 El cisne nadaba a lo largo del río.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
black swan n (Australian aquatic bird)cisne negro loc nom m
black swan n figurative (surprising, unforeseen event) (figurado)cisne negro loc nom m
  suceso sorpresivo, evento sorpresivo nm + adj
mute swan n (large white bird)cisne mudo loc nom m
  cisne blanco loc nom m
swan around,
swan about vi + adv		 (wander aimlessly)dar vueltas loc verb
 At 3 in the morning, there were still groups of people swanning around outside the nightclub.
swan dive (US),
swallow dive (UK) n		 (into water)zambullida de cabeza nf + loc adv
 He took a swan dive into the pool from the diving board.
 Se dio una zambullida de cabeza desde el trampolín.
swan dive (US),
swallow dive (UK) n		 figurative (economics: decrease) (figurado)caer en picada loc verb
 At the very beginning of the recession world stock markets took a swan dive.
 En el primer momento de la recesión, los mercados de valores del mundo cayeron en picada.
swan dive (US),
swallow dive (UK) n		 figurative (loss of prestige, etc.) (figurado)caer en picada loc verb
 The politician's campaign took a swan dive when he revealed his affair with the secretary.
 La campaña del político cayó en picada cuando reveló su romance con su secretaria.
Swan Keeper,
Keeper of the King's Swans,
Keeper of the Queen's Swans n		 UK (cares for monarch's swans)cuidador de cisnes, cuidadora de cisnes nm, nf + loc adj
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La Reina de Inglaterra tiene 100 cisnes que viven en el Támesis y el cuidador de cisnes es un cargo que existe desde el siglo XII.
swan off vi + adv (wander off aimlessly)dar vueltas loc verb
 Brian and Rick had been talking at the party, but at some point Brian had swanned off and Rick didn't see him again that night.
swan song n (final performance)canto del cisne nm + loc adj
 Esa película fue su canto del cisne. Nunca llegó a hacer otra.
swansong,
swan song n		 figurative (final performance) (figurado)canto del cisne loc nom m
  última actuación loc nom f
 The lawsuit ended up being the attorney's swansong.
trumpeter swan n (bird: Cygnus buccinator)cisne trompetero loc nom m
whooper,
whooper swan n		 (bird: European swan) (Cygnus cygnus)cisne cantor loc nom m
whooper swan n (bird: Cygnus cygnus)cisne cantor loc nom m
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'swan' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
cob - cygnet - swannery - swansdown - whooper
Spanish:
cisne - canto del cisne

Collocations: in a swan boat, a [white, graceful] swan, a flock of swans, more...

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