slew in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for slew in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.slew¹, Am also slue [Am slu, Brit sluː] VB trans + adv compl

to slew the car/boat around or round

dar la vuelta

to slew the car/boat around or round

cambiar de dirección

she slewed the car to the right to avoid the child

dio un giro brusco a la derecha para esquivar al niño

II.slew¹, Am also slue [Am slu, Brit sluː] VB intr (skid)

slew

patinar

the car slewed to the left

el coche dio un giro brusco a la izquierda

slew² [Am slu, Brit sluː] past slay

See also slay

slay <pt slew, pp slain> [Am sleɪ, Brit sleɪ] VB trans

1. slay (kill):

slay esp liter

asesinar

slay esp liter

dar muerte a

he was slain on the field of battle

fue muerto en el campo de batalla

earthquake slays hundreds Am

terremoto se cobra cientos de vidas

2. slay (amuse greatly) inf, dated:

that'll slay them!

¡se van a desternillar or morir de risa con eso!

slew³, Am also slue N inf

a (whole) slew of people/letters

un montón de gente/cartas inf

a (whole) slew of people/letters

una pila de gente/cartas AmS inf

a (whole) slew of people/letters

la tira de gente/cartas inf

slay <pt slew, pp slain> [Am sleɪ, Brit sleɪ] VB trans

1. slay (kill):

slay esp liter

asesinar

slay esp liter

dar muerte a

he was slain on the field of battle

fue muerto en el campo de batalla

earthquake slays hundreds Am

terremoto se cobra cientos de vidas

2. slay (amuse greatly) inf, dated:

that'll slay them!

¡se van a desternillar or morir de risa con eso!

slew in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slew in the English»Spanish Dictionary

slew [slu:] VB

slew pt of slay

See also slay

slay [sleɪ] VB trans slew, slain LIT

slay

matar

slew N

User Entry

slew (large amount) Am inf

montón m

slay [sleɪ] VB trans slew, slain LIT

slay

matar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Cameras or other sensing equipment that are fixed into position upon the craft need to be aimed by slewing the craft.

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The measuring bogie determines the amount of slewing required and measures the subsequent adjustments applied by the lining bogie.

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Upon detection, the optical tracking system would then be slewed to target azimuth and the operator would then search for the target in elevation.

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When slewing occurs, further increases in the input signal have no effect on the rate of change of the output.

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