swifts in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.swift <swifter swiftest> [Am swɪft, Brit swɪft] ADJ

II.swift [Am swɪft, Brit swɪft] N

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the opposition party's retaliation was swift
la respuesta or el contraataque de la oposición no se hizo esperar
the progress of the disease was swift
la enfermedad avanzó rápidamente
the progress of the disease was swift
el desarrollo or la evolución de la enfermedad fue veloz

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swifts in the PONS Dictionary

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Young swifts in the nest can drop their body temperature and become torpid if bad weather prevents their parents from catching insects nearby.
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Swifts are the masters of aerial feeding; they can fly for hours without perching.
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Other forms of scrimshaw included whalebone fids (rope splicer), bodkins (needle), swifts (yarn holding equipment) and sailors' canes.
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House martins were down by almost a quarter, while swifts were down by around 10 per cent compared to last year.
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The most prominent of the species recorded are the species of waterfowl, wading birds, song birds, raptors, game birds, swifts and nighthawks and so forth.
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The abundance of bats, swifts, and riparian birds provides ample food for peregrines, and suitable eyrie sites are plentiful along the steep canyon walls.
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Count estimates of 1,700 to 35,000 swifts have been reported.
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Bats, house martins and swifts, meanwhile, all eat thousands of insects a day, many of them pests such as aphids and midges.
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Its speed and aerobatic skills enable it to take swallows and even swifts on the wing, and barn swallows or house martins have a characteristic hobby alarm call.
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About 170 species of birds visit the park each year, including swifts and swallows.
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