SWOOP - Translation from English into French

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French

I. swoop [Brit swuːp, Am swup] N

1. swoop (of bird, plane):

swoop

descente f en piqué

2. swoop (police raid):

swoop

rafle f

arrested in a swoop

arrêté lors d'une rafle

II. swoop [Brit swuːp, Am swup] VB intr

1. swoop bird, bat, plane:

swoop

plonger

to swoop above the crowd

plonger vers la foule

to swoop down

descendre en piqué

to swoop down on

fondre sur

2. swoop police, raider:

swoop

faire une descente

to swoop on

fondre or s'abattre sur

in one fell swoop

d'un seul coup

French

English

fondre sur troupe, oiseau: lieu, troupeau

to swoop down on

plonger oiseau:

to swoop down (sur on)

s'abattre sur oiseau:

to swoop down on

piquer oiseau:

to swoop down

d'un seul coup d'un seul inf

in one fell swoop

English

French

I. swoop [swu:p] N

1. swoop (dive in the air):

swoop

piqué m

to make a swoop (down)

plonger en piqué

2. swoop inf (surprise attack):

swoop

descente f

II. swoop [swu:p] VB intr

1. swoop (dive through the air):

swoop

plonger en piqué

2. swoop inf (make a sudden attack):

swoop police

faire une descente

to swoop on sth

faire une descente dans qc

French

English

piquer sur qc

to swoop down on sth

s'abattre sur sa proie aigle

to swoop down on its prey

English

French

I. swoop [swup] N

1. swoop (dive in air):

swoop

piqué m

to make a swoop (down)

plonger en piqué

2. swoop inf (surprise attack):

swoop

descente f

II. swoop [swup] VB intr

1. swoop (dive through air):

swoop

plonger en piqué

2. swoop inf (make sudden attack):

swoop police

faire une descente

to swoop on sth

faire une descente dans qc

French

English

piquer sur qc

to swoop down on sth

s'abattre sur sa proie aigle

to swoop down on its prey

Present

I	swoop
you	swoop
he/she/it	swoops
we	swoop
you	swoop
they	swoop

Past

I	swooped
you	swooped
he/she/it	swooped
we	swooped
you	swooped
they	swooped

Present Perfect

I	have	swooped
you	have	swooped
he/she/it	has	swooped
we	have	swooped
you	have	swooped
they	have	swooped

Past Perfect

I	had	swooped
you	had	swooped
he/she/it	had	swooped
we	had	swooped
you	had	swooped
they	had	swooped

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Swaddling fell out of favor in the seventeenth century.

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His behaviour became erratic, and spending recklessly, he fell into financial difficulties.

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During the 1960s and 1970s, the building fell into disrepair.

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