swerve

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswɜːrv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/swɝv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(swûrv)

Inflections of 'swerve' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
swerves
v 3rd person singular
swerving
v pres p
swerved
v past
swerved
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
swerve⇒ vi (veer, turn to side)virar bruscamente vi + adv
  cambiar de dirección bruscamente loc verb
  (vehículo)dar un volantazo loc verb
 I swerved to avoid hitting a deer.
 Viré bruscamente para evitar arrollar un venado.
swerve n (act of swerving)viraje brusco nm + adj
  (vehículo)volantazo nm
 A swerve at the last minute prevented a collision.
 Un viraje brusco de último minuto evitó un choque.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
swerve to the left v expr (turn suddenly to left-hand side)virar a la izquierda loc verb
swerve to the right v expr (turn suddenly to right-hand side)girar bruscamente a la derecha loc verb
 I had to swerve to the right to avoid hitting the dog.
 Tuve que girar bruscamente a la derecha para no pegarle al perro.
  (coloquial)dar un volantazo loc verb
 Tuve que dar un volantazo hacia la derecha para no pegarle al perro.
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'swerve' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
carve up - fishtail - slew - veer - yaw
Spanish:
quiebro - viraje brusco - volantazo - regate - viraje - virar - bandazo - esguince

Collocations: [frequent, emergency, wild, sudden] swerves, swerve the [car, bike, vehicle], put a swerve on the [shot, ball, throw], more...

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