swathe

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sweɪð/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/swɑð, sweɪð/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(swoᵺ, swāᵺ)

Inflections of 'swathe' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
swathes
v 3rd person singular
swathing
v pres p
swathed
v past
swathed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
swathe [sth/sb] vtr often passive (wrap up)vendar vtr
  envolver vtr
  fajar vtr
 The patient's ankle was tightly swathed to prevent movement.
 El tobillo del paciente estaba bien vendado para evitar el movimiento.
swathe [sth/sb] in [sth] vtr + prep often passive (wrap up)envolver algo en loc verb
  envolver a alguien en loc verb
 The baby was swathed in soft blankets.
 El bebé estaba envuelto en suaves mantas.
swathe [sth] around [sth/sb] vtr + prep (wind, wrap around)envolver alrededor de loc verb
 She swathed the long scarf around her neck.
 Envolvió la larga bufanda alrededor de su cuello.
swathe [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep often passive (wrap in bandages)vendar vtr
 The nurse swathed the patient's arm in gauze.
 La enfermera vendó el brazo del paciente con gasas.
swathe n (band, strip of fabric)tira nf
  franja nf
  listón nm
 Harry wrapped his ankle in a swath of gauze.
 Harry se vendó el tobillo con una tira de gasa.
swathe,
swath
n
figurative (broad strip or area)franja nf
 A swathe of barren land was behind the house.
 Detrás de la casa había una franja de tierra baldía.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
swathe,
swath
n
(line of mowed crops)franja nf
 After reaping, swathes of wheat lined the field.
 Después de la cosecha, franjas de trigo inundaban el campo.
swathe,
swath
n
figurative (part of [sth])sector nm
  parte nf
 A large swath of the party still has doubts about their candidate.
 Un sector amplio del partido aún tiene dudas respecto de su candidato.
swathe,
swath
n
(mowed strip)ringlera segada nf + adj
 The lawnmower left a swathe of lighter green in its wake.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
cut a swathe,
cut a swath,
cut a wide swathe,
cut a wide swath
v expr
figurative (be impressive) (figurado)dejar una huella loc verb
cut a swathe through [sth],
cut a swath through [sth]
v expr
(make a path through)dejar una huella loc verb
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