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sway: I. intransitive verb II. transitive verb III. noun
side-sway: noun

I . sway [sweɪ] VB intr

sway

kołysać [perf za-] się

to sway uncertainly

chwiać [perf za-] się

II . sway [sweɪ] VB trans

1. sway (persuade):

to sway sb [into doing sth]

przekonywać [perf przekonać] kogoś [do zrobienia czegoś]

to be swayed by sb

dać się komuś przekonać

2. sway fig (change):

to sway sth

zachwiać czymś

to sway the balance

przeważać [perf przeważyć] szalę

III . sway [sweɪ] N no pl

1. sway (movement):

sway

kołysanie nt [się]

2. sway liter (control):

sway

wpływ m

to hold sway over sb

rządzić kimś

to hold sway over sb

mieć nad kimś władzę

side-sway N

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kołysanie boczne nt

Usage examples with sway

to sway the balance

przeważać [perf przeważyć] szalę

to sway uncertainly

chwiać [perf za-] się

to sway sth

zachwiać czymś

to hold sway over sb

rządzić kimś

to sway sb [into doing sth]

przekonywać [perf przekonać] kogoś [do zrobienia czegoś]

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English

A more recent interpretation is that sway has a fractal structure. en.wikipedia.org

The altepetl was the unit that held sway over a given territory and defended and possibly expanded it by military might. en.wikipedia.org

These were frequently well-meaning friends or family members who wanted to participate, or help sway the verdict of the trial. en.wikipedia.org

At first victory was not swayed by either one or the other party, and so the battle continued for a long time. en.wikipedia.org

Either swayed or wafted, and words spoke in whispers. en.wikipedia.org

Sway describes a dancer's body position in which the entire body gracefully deflects from the vertical. en.wikipedia.org

He was swayed by a group of ex-directors of the club. en.wikipedia.org

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, assimilationist policies held clear sway. en.wikipedia.org

She sways again then collapses on the floor, unconscious. en.wikipedia.org

The masses were incapable of analyzing or deciding anything on their own and would therefore be swayed by the most persuasive speeches. en.wikipedia.org

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