swish

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/swɪʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(swish)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
swish vi (move with hissing sound)pasar silbando vi + adv
 I tried to hail a taxi, but it swished past me.
 Intenté parar un taxi, pero pasó silbando a mi lado.
swish vi (move with rustling sound)hacer frufrú loc verb
 The ladies' skirts swished as they danced.
 Las faldas de las chicas hacían frufrú cuando bailaban.
swish n (hissing sound)sonido sibilante nm + adj mf
  silbido nm
 The water suddenly came out the faucet with a swish.
 El agua salió de repente del grifo produciendo un sonido sibilante.
swish n (movement with hissing sound)silbido nm
 The horse reacted instantly to the swish of the whip.
 El caballo reaccionó de inmediato al silbido del látigo.
swish n (rustling sound)roce nm
  ruido nm
 I heard a swish in the bushes and decided to go inside.
 Oí un roce en los arbustos y decidí entrar.
swish n (movement with rustling sound)frufrú nm
 There was great swish of skirts as the ladies got up to dance.
 Se escuchó un fuerte frufrú de faldas cuando las mujeres se levantaron a bailar.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
swish adj informal, UK (fashionable)elegante adj mf
  (AR, CL, UY: coloquial)pituco/a adj
 They first met in the library room of a swish hotel.
 Se conocieron en la biblioteca de un elegante hotel.
swish n pejorative, offensive, informal, US (man: effeminate) (ofensivo)marica n amb
  (ofensivo)loca nf
 Rob and Sharon disciplined their daughter for calling Mr. Jenkins a swish.
 Rob y Sharon castigaron a su hija por llamar marica al señor Jenkins.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
swish by vi + adv (move past with a hissing sound)pasar con un zumbido, pasar con un siseo, pasar con un chasquido loc verb
swish past vi + adv (go by with a hissing sound)pasar con un zumbido, pasar con un siseo, pasar con un chasquido loc verb
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