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Sturzflug
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I. swoop [swu:p] N

1. swoop (dive):

swoop
Sturzflug m <-(e)s, -flüge>
to make a swoop [down]
herabstoßen

2. swoop inf:

swoop (attack)
Überraschungsangriff m <-(e)s, -e>
swoop (by police)
Razzia f <-, Razzien>

II. swoop [swu:p] VB intr

1. swoop (dive):

swoop
niederstoßen <stößt nieder, stieß nieder, niedergestoßen>
swoop
herabstoßen

2. swoop inf (attack):

to swoop on sb/sth
jdn/etw angreifen
to swoop on sb/sth police
bei jdm/etw eine Razzia machen

swoop down VB intr

swoop down
herabstoßen
at [or in][or with] one fell swoop
auf einen Streich
German
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auf etw stoßen Raubvogel
to swoop down on sth
Present
Iswoop
youswoop
he/she/itswoops
weswoop
youswoop
theyswoop
Past
Iswooped
youswooped
he/she/itswooped
weswooped
youswooped
theyswooped
Present Perfect
Ihaveswooped
youhaveswooped
he/she/ithasswooped
wehaveswooped
youhaveswooped
theyhaveswooped
Past Perfect
Ihadswooped
youhadswooped
he/she/ithadswooped
wehadswooped
youhadswooped
theyhadswooped
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

at [or in][or with] one fell swoop
auf einen Streich
to make a swoop [down]
herabstoßen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

He slipped on an icy patch of sidewalk outside his office, fell, and fractured his skull.
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In 1991 the country, now called Zaire, went through political upheaval and fell into a prolonged recession, bring the engineering works to a halt.
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A van driver fell asleep at the wheel and stopped alongside the central crash barrier on the right hand (overtaking) lane.
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The crowning glory was the report of a police service that helped a man who fell ill and had to go to hospital.
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The companies' combined market capitalization fell from $62.5 billion to $4.59 billion amid historically weak coal market conditions.
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It is a very versatile hunter, making a dashing swoop for birds in the air, surprising its prey in low flight or easily catching large insects, which it “prepares” and eats on the wing.
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www.vogelwarte.ch
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Er ist ein sehr gewandter Luftjäger: Im rasanten Sturzflug stösst er auf fliegende Vögel, überrascht die Beute im niedrigen Jagdflug oder erbeutet spielend Grossinsekten, die er gleich im Flug «zubereitet» und verzehrt.
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www.vogelwarte.ch
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The peregrine falcon swoops through the air with the speed of an arrow.
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www.tierisch-wild.com
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Schnell wie ein Pfeil saust der Wanderfalke im Sturzflug durch die Lüfte.
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www.tierisch-wild.com

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