| Principal Translations |
| swing⇒ vi | (move back and forth) | balancearse⇒ v prnl |
| | The ornament swung in the breeze. |
| | El adorno se balanceaba con la brisa. |
| swing n | (children's playground ride) | columpio nm |
| | He pushed his child in the swing. |
| | Empujó a su hijo en el columpio. |
| swing n | (swooping movement) | giro nm |
| | With a swing of his wrist, the conductor began. |
| | Con un giro de muñeca, el director de orquesta indicó el inicio. |
| swing n | (sports: stroke) (deportes) | swing nm |
| | This golfer has an elegant swing. |
| | El golfista tiene un excelente swing. |
| swing [sth]⇒ vtr | (racket, bat) | mover⇒ vtr |
| | The player swung the tennis racket. |
| | El jugador movió su raqueta de tenis. |
| Additional Translations |
| swing n | (oscillation) | oscilación nf |
| | The swing of the clock pendulum marks one second. |
| | La oscilación del péndulo del reloj marca un segundo. |
| swing n | (jazz style) | swing nm |
| | Swing is a style of jazz. |
| | El swing es un estilo de jazz. |
| swing n | (change in opinion) | cambio nm |
| | | giro nm |
| | There has been a swing in opinion since the election and polls show a sharp drop in the president's popularity. |
| | Ha habido un cambio de opinión desde las elecciones y las encuestas muestran una aguda caída de la popularidad del presidente. |
| swing⇒ vi | (play on a swing) | columpiar⇒ vtr |
| | To swing, lean back and forth. |
| | Para columpiarte, inclínate hacia el frente y hacia atrás. |
| swing vi | figurative (change) | oscilar⇒ vi |
| | | variar⇒ vi |
| | Opinion swings back and forth between the candidates. |
| | Public opinion has swung in the politician's favor. |
| | La opinión oscila entre los candidatos. |
| swing vi | (music: play with rhythm) (ES, coloquial) | dar caña loc verb |
| | The band is swinging! |
| | ¡El grupo está dando caña! |
| swing vi | (be hanged) | colgar⇒ vtr |
| | | ir a la horca loc verb |
| | The judge told the defendant he would swing. |
| | El juez le dijo al acusado que lo colgarían. |
| swing for [sth] vi + prep | dated, slang (be hanged for a crime) (en horca) | ser colgado por loc verb |
| | | pagar con la vida expr |
| | "You'll swing for what you've done!" said the widow to the outlaw. |
| | "Serás colgado por lo que has hecho", le gritó la viuda al forajido. |
| swing adj | (able to cause change) | decisivo/a adj |
| | The politicians are all chasing swing votes. |
| | Los políticos están todos persiguiendo los votos decisivos. |
| swing vi | figurative, informal (exchange sexual partners) | ser swinger loc verb |
| | Rumour has it that the couple next door like to swing. |
| | Dicen por ahí que la pareja de al lado es swinger. |
| swing vi | (pivot) | girar⇒ vi |
| | (swing open) | abrirse⇒ v prnl |
| | (swing shut) | cerrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | This door is stiff; if you oil the hinges, that should help it swing better. |
| | Esta puerta está dura; si engrasas las bisagras, debería girar con más facilidad. |
| swing at [sb] [sth] vi + prep | (attempt to hit) | lanzarle un golpe a loc verb + prep |
| | | tratar de pegarle a loc verb + prep |
| | The man swung at Harry, who ducked to avoid the punch. |
| | El hombre le lanzó un golpe a Harry, pero este se agachó para esquivarlo. |
| swing [sth]⇒ vtr | (oscillate) | balancear⇒ vtr |
| | | oscilar⇒ vi |
| | Swing the rope from side to side. |
| | Balancea la cuerda de un lado a otro. |
| swing [sth] vtr | informal (manage as wanted) | manejar⇒ vtr |
| | The company director managed to swing the deal to suit his business interests. You got the tickets? Brilliant; I knew you'd manage to swing it! |
| | El director de la compañía logró manejar el trato para que se ajustara a sus intereses comerciales. |
| swing [sth] vtr | (vote, election: influence) | influir en vi + prep |
| | | tener influencia en loc verb + prep |
| | | cambiar el resultado de loc verb + prep |
| | Young people's dislike of the current government could swing the next election. |
| | El desagrado de los jóvenes hacia el actual gobierno podría influir en las próximas elecciones. |
| swing [sth] vtr | (cause to pivot) (swing open) | abrir⇒ vtr |
| | (swing shut) | cerrar⇒ vtr |
| | I swung the window open and the draught swung the door shut. |
| | Abrí la ventana y la corriente cerró la puerta. |
| swing [sth] at [sb] vtr + prep | (attempt to hit with punch, blow) | lanzarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | The drunk man swung a punch at me. |
| | El borracho me lanzó un puñetazo. |
Locuciones verbales
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swing [sb/sth] around,
also UK: swing [sb/sth] round vtr phrasal sep | (turn [sb/sth] around quickly) | hacer que cambie de dirección loc verb |
| | | hacer que gire loc verb |
swing around (US),
swing round (UK) vi phrasal | (turn quickly) | cambiar de dirección loc verb |
| | | girar rápidamente loc verb |
swing around (US),
swing round (UK) vi phrasal | figurative (change opinion) | cambiar de opinión loc verb |
| swing by vi phrasal | figurative, informal (drop in, make a casual visit) | darse una vuelta por loc verb |
| | | aparecer por vi + prep |
| | (figurado) | dejarse caer en loc verb |
| | As I was driving through the village where my brother lives, I decided to swing by and visit him. |
Compound Forms:
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floating voter,
swing voter n | figurative, informal (voter who is undecided) | votante indeciso n común + adj |
| golf swing n | (stroke of the golf club) (voz inglesa) | swing de golf loc nom m |
| in full swing adj | (well underway) | en pleno auge loc adj |
| | The party was in full swing when I arrived - everyone was having a great time. |
| | La fiesta estaba en pleno auge cuando llegué; todos estaban pasándola genial. |
| | | en su máximo esplendor loc adj |
| | La fiesta estaba en su máximo esplendor cuando llegué; todos estaban pasándola genial. |
| | | en lo mejor loc adj |
| | La fiesta estaba en lo mejor de la noche cuando llegué; todos estaban pasándola genial. |
| | | en su apogeo loc adj |
| | La fiesta estaba en su apogeo cuando llegué; todos estaban pasándola genial. |
| mood swings npl | (dramatic changes in emotion) | cambios de humor nmpl + loc adj |
| | | altibajos emocionales nmpl + adj mf |
| | Bipolar disorder is characterized by mood swings. |
| | El trastorno bipolar se caracteriza por los cambios de humor. |
| porch swing n | (hanging seat on a porch) | banco colgante nm + adj mf |
| | | asiento colgante nm + adj mf |
| swing back vi + adv | (come back to previous point) (principio) | regresar⇒ vi |
| | The bus suddenly swung back to the stop so the man could retrieve his forgotten umbrella. |
| | El bus regresó a la tienda para que el hombre buscara el paraguas que había olvidado. |
swing back,
swing back to [sth] v expr | figurative (return to previous belief) (ideas, principios) | regresar⇒ vi |
| | Some people think North Korea is swinging back to the ways of its most reclusive era. |
| | Algunos creen que Corea del Norte está regresando a su etapa más recluida. |
| swing both ways v expr | slang (be bisexual) (figurado) | jugar para los dos lados expr |
| | | jugar para los dos equipos expr |
swing door,
also US: swinging door n | (door that swings in both directions) | puerta batiente grupo nom |
| | There was a large swing door at the entrance of the bar. |
| | | puerta vaivén grupo nom |
| | Había una gran puerta vaivén a la entrada del bar. |
| swing for the fences v expr | US, figurative, informal (attempt to achieve [sth] difficult) | apuntar alto loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | jugársela loc verb |
swing into action,
spring into action,
leap into action v expr | (begin doing [sth] quickly) | entrar en acción loc verb |
| | | saltar a la acción loc verb |
| swing music n | (jazz style) (voz inglesa) | swing nm |
| in the swing of things expr | (engaged, active) (figurado) | en el baile expr |
| | | en el rollo expr |
| swing open v expr | (hinged door, window: open suddenly) | abrirse de golpe, abrirse de repente v prnl + loc adv |
| | One of the upstairs windows swung open; I looked up to see Jenny leaning out of it. |
| swing shift n | (evening work period) | turno de tarde, turno de noche nm + loc adj |
| | At my company the swing shift starts at 3:00 and ends at midnight. |
| | En mi empresa el turno de tarde empieza a las 3 y termina a media noche. |
| swing shut v expr | (hinged door, window: close suddenly) | cerrarse de golpe v prnl + loc adv |
| | | cerrarse de repente v prnl + loc adv |
| | There was a gust of wind and the door swung shut. |
| | Hubo una ráfaga de viento y la puerta de cerró de golpe. |
| swing state n | US (election: close race) | estado bisagra loc nom m |
| | | estado pendular loc nom m |
| take a swing at [sb] v expr | (try to hit [sb]) | intentar golpear loc verb |
| go with a swing v expr | (be lively and successful) | estar animado loc verb |
| | Dan was worried no one would come to his party, but in the end loads of people turned up and it went with a swing. |