swerve in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for swerve in the English»French Dictionary

I.swerve [Brit swəːv, Am swərv] N

swerve

écart m

II.swerve [Brit swəːv, Am swərv] VB trans

swerve driver vehicle:

swerve

faire faire un écart à

III.swerve [Brit swəːv, Am swərv] VB intr

1. swerve lit person, vehicle:

swerve

faire un écart

to swerve around sb/sth

faire un écart pour éviter qn/qc

to swerve into sth

aller s'écraser contre qc

to swerve off the road

sortir de la route

2. swerve fig:

to swerve from plan, course of action

s'écarter de

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violently brake, swerve, alter, swing

brusquement

Translations for swerve in the French»English Dictionary

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déportement

swerve

embardée (d'auto)

swerve

faire une embardée auto:

to swerve

déporter véhicule

to make [sth] swerve (sur la gauche/droite to the left/right)

se déporter

to swerve (sur la gauche/droite to the left/right)

se départir de opinion

to swerve from

crochet

swerve

faire un crochet

to swerve

dévier de sa course pour éviter un accident

to swerve to avoid an accident

écart (de voiture)

swerve

faire un écart voiture:

to swerve

swerve in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swerve in the English»French Dictionary

I.swerve [swɜ:v, Am swɜ:rv] VB intr

1. swerve AUTO (change direction suddenly):

swerve

faire un écart

2. swerve fig (not uphold):

swerve

départir

II.swerve [swɜ:v, Am swɜ:rv] N (change of direction)

swerve

écart m

Translations for swerve in the French»English Dictionary

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embardée

swerve

incartade d'un cheval

swerve

se déporter

to swerve

dévier véhicule

to swerve

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English

A player could also try to get around a defender by stepping, swerving, or goose-stepping past them.

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This makes it slower to swerve or go into a tight curve, and it also makes it slower to turn straight again.

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Oncoming vehicles were forced to swerve to avoid his car, which was eventually forced to stop when a haulier blocked his path.

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His cause was not helped when he had to swerve when a spectator's dog ran onto the course.

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Finally, the signal for her submission is a swerving chromatic melodic line, falling over almost an octave during 3 1/2 bars.

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The wheel-ripper will always win the game (making his opponent swerve away), and the opponent's threat to suicidally follow suit is not credible.

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The vehicle swerves to the right driving through the smoke and on to the next corridor.

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However, when he could achieve swerve, even the best batsmen found it almost impossible to bat against him.

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The car swerved towards the barriers on the start/finish straight, but the driver brought the car safely to a halt without damage.

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It also opened new possibilities for spin and swerve.

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