swing

se balancer, balancer

Bouger d’avant en arrière, ou faire bouger quelque chose ainsi.

En anglais simple : To move backwards and forwards, or make something move this way.

• Her arms swing as she walks.
• The lamp swung in the wind.
• He was swinging a rope above his head.

Synonymes : sway, oscillate

Expressions courantes : swing your arms, swing back, swing gently, swing a stick

faire de la balançoire

S’asseoir sur une balançoire et se déplacer d’avant en arrière dans les airs.

En anglais simple : To sit on a hanging seat and move backwards and forwards through the air.

• The children love to swing.
• She swung higher when her dad pushed her.
• Can we swing in the park after lunch?

Expressions courantes : swing at school, swing in pairs, swing really high

fluctuer, osciller

Changer rapidement entre différents sentiments, opinions, quantités ou situations.

En anglais simple : To change quickly between different feelings, opinions, amounts, or conditions.

• Prices can swing wildly.
• His mood swung from hope to fear.
• Support has swung towards the smaller party.

Comment l'utiliser : swing from A to B (Her mood swung from joy to anger.); swing between A and B (Prices swing between twenty and fifty dollars.); swing towards something (Public opinion swung towards the new policy.)

Synonymes : shift, fluctuate

Expressions courantes : swing wildly, swing between extremes, swing towards something

danser

Danser avec des mouvements vifs, surtout sur du jazz.

En anglais simple : To dance with lively movements, especially to jazz music.

• Let's swing tonight!
• They swung together until midnight.
• Everyone was swinging to the jazz band.

Comment l'utiliser : swing to something (The couples swung to the band's lively music.)

Synonymes : dance

Expressions courantes : swing together, swing all night, swing to jazz

être pendu

Être exécuté par pendaison, ou recevoir une punition très sévère.

En anglais simple : To be killed by hanging as a punishment, or receive a very severe punishment.

• The killer would swing at dawn.
• They said he would swing for murder.
• You'll swing for this, the angry captain shouted.

Comment l'utiliser : swing for something (He feared he would swing for the crime.)

Synonymes : be hanged

Expressions courantes : swing for murder, swing for something

balançoire

Siège suspendu à des cordes ou des chaînes qui se balance d’avant en arrière.

En anglais simple : A seat hanging from ropes or chains that moves backwards and forwards.

• The boy sat on the swing.
• There are two swings in the park.
• She pushed her daughter's swing gently.

Expressions courantes : on a swing, push the swing, garden swing

swing, mouvement

Mouvement en arc du bras ou d’un objet, notamment pour frapper quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The way someone moves an arm or an object in a curve, especially to hit something.

• His golf swing is smooth.
• She missed the ball with her first swing.
• Daily practice has improved my swing.

Synonymes : stroke

Expressions courantes : golf swing, practice your swing, a powerful swing

swing

Danse vive sur du jazz, souvent pratiquée avec un partenaire.

En anglais simple : A lively style of dancing to jazz music, often with a partner.

• We learn swing on Fridays.
• She teaches swing at a dance school.
• Do you prefer swing or salsa?

Expressions courantes : learn swing, swing dancing, swing lessons, dance swing