swerve

swerve

 (swûrv)

tr. & intr.v. swerved, swerv·ing, swerves

To turn aside or be turned aside abruptly from a straight path or established pattern.

n.

The act of swerving.

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[Middle English swerven, from Old English sweorfan, to rub, scour.]

Synonyms: swerve, depart, deviate, digress, diverge, stray, veer¹
These verbs mean to turn away from a straight path or established pattern, as of thought or action: a gaze that never swerved; won't depart from family traditions; deviated from the original plan; digressed from the main topic; opinions that diverged; strays from the truth; a conversation that veered away from sensitive issues.

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swerve

(swɜːv)

vb

1. to turn or cause to turn aside, usually sharply or suddenly, from a course

2. (tr) to avoid (a person or event)

n

the act, instance, or degree of swerving

[Old English sweorfan to scour; related to Old High German swerban to wipe off, Gothic afswairban to wipe off, Old Norse sverfa to file]

ˈswervable adj

ˈswerver n

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swerve

(swɜrv)

v. swerved, swerv•ing,
n. v.i.

1. to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.

v.t.

2. to cause to turn aside.

n.

3. the act of swerving.

[1175–1225; Old English sweorfan to rub, file, c. Old Frisian swerfa to wander, Old Saxon, Old High German swerban to rub, Old Norse sverfa to file]

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swerve

Past participle: swerved
Gerund: swerving

Imperative

swerve

swerve

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swerve - the act of turning aside suddenly   swerving, veering turning, turn - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right"
	2.	swerve - an erratic deflection from an intended course yaw turning, turn - a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"
Verb	1.	swerve - turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" sheer, slew, slue, trend, veer, curve, cut turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" peel off - leave a formation yaw - swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"

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swerve

verb

1. veer, turn, swing, shift, bend, incline, deflect, depart from, skew, diverge, deviate, turn aside, sheer off Drivers swerved to avoid the debris.

noun

1. change of direction, bend, twist, deviation He swung the car to the left and that swerve saved Malone's life.

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swerve

verb

1. To turn aside sharply from a straight course:

chop, cut, sheer, skew, slue, veer.

Nautical: yaw.

2. To turn away from a prescribed course of action or conduct:

depart, deviate, digress, diverge, stray, veer.

Archaic: err.

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Translations

إنْحِرافيَنْحَرِفيَنْحَرِفُ

uhnoutzabočení

svingevigesving

abweichenAbweichungausweichen

λοξοδρομώ

virar bruscamente

kaartaa

dévierécartfaire une embardéevirer

krivudati

elkanyarodikkanyarodás

sveigja

deviaredeviazionesbandare

急にそれる

빗나가다

mestis į šalįnukrypti į šonąpasisukimaspasukimas

nogrieztiesnovirzenovirzīšanāsnovirzīties

uitwijken

dreiningsidekastskjene til sidaskrense

zboczyć

desviar

отклоняться

stočenieuhnúťzabočenie

zaviti v stran

svänga åt sidan

หักเลี้ยว

anî dönüşbirden yön değiştirmekdireksiyonu kırmaksapmasapmak

đi chệch

突然转向转向

swerve

[swɜːv]

A. N (by car, driver) → viraje m brusco; (by boxer, runner) → finta f, regate m
to put a swerve on a ball → darle con efecto a la pelota

B. VI

1. (lit) [boxer, fighter] → hurtar el cuerpo; [ball] → ir con efecto; (on hitting obstacle) → desviarse; [vehicle, driver] → virar bruscamente
I was forced to swerve violently to avoid him → me vi obligado a virar bruscamente para esquivarlo
the car swerved away from the lorry → el coche viró bruscamente para esquivar el camión
the car swerved in and out of traffic → el coche zigzagueaba bruscamente por entre el tráfico
to swerve to the right [vehicle, driver] → virar bruscamente a or hacia la derecha

2. (frm) (fig) → desviarse, apartarse (from de) we shall not swerve from our duty → no nos apartaremos del cumplimiento de nuestro deber

C. VT [+ boat, horse, car] → hacer virar bruscamente; [+ ball] → dar efecto a, sesgar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

swerve

[ˈswɜː^rv] vi [vehicle, driver] → faire une embardée, faire un écart
He swerved to avoid the cyclist → Il a fait une embardée pour éviter le cycliste.
The car almost swerved off the road and into the river → La voiture a fait une embardée qui a failli la faire sortir de la route et plonger dans la rivière.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

swerve

n → Bogen m; (of road, coastline also) → Schwenkung f; (of car etc also) → Schlenker m (inf); (= spin on ball) → Effet m; with a swerve he avoided his opponent → er wich seinem Gegner mit einer geschickten Bewegung aus

vi → einen Bogen machen; (car, driver) → ausschwenken; (boxer) → ausweichen; (horse) → ausbrechen; (ball) → im Bogen fliegen; (fig, from truth) → abweichen; (from chosen path) → abschwenken; to swerve round something → einen Bogen um etw machen; the road swerves (round) to the right → die Straße schwenkt nach rechts; he swerved in behind me → er schwenkte plötzlich hinter mir ein; the car swerved in and out of the traffic → der Wagen schoss im Slalom durch den Verkehrsstrom

vt car etc → herumreißen; ball → anschneiden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

swerve

[swɜːv]

1. n → deviazione f; (in car) → sterzata

2. vi → deviare bruscamente; (in car) → sterzare; (in ship) → virare; (boxer) → scartare
nothing will make him swerve from his aims → niente lo distoglierà dai suoi propositi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

swerve

(swəːv) verb

to turn away (from a line or course), especially quickly. The car driver swerved to avoid the dog; She never swerved from her purpose. swenk يَنْحَرِف свивам desviar-se uhnout aus..., abweichen svinge; vige αλλάζω απότομα κατεύθυνση desviar kõrvale pöörama, põikama ناگهان منحرف شدن väistää dévier (de) לִסטוֹת פִּתאוֹם मुड़ना, मोड़ना, मोड़ लेना, घूम जाना skrenuti u stranu, odstupati elkanyarodik membelok sveigja deviare, sterzare; allontanarsi それる 벗어나다, 선회하다 pasukti, mestis į šalį, nukrypti į šoną (strauji) nogriezties; novirzīties belokan yang tiba-tiba uitwijken vike unna, kjøre/skjene til sida zboczyć z kursu, skręcić w bok ناڅاپه منحرف کیدل desviar-se a se abate (de la) сворачивать в сторону; отклоняться uhnúť zaviti v stran skrenuti gira, avvika เปลี่ยนทิศทาง sapmak, birden yön değiştirmek 突然轉向 відхилятися від прямого шляху; звертати вбік اصول سے انحراف کرنا thình lình đổi hướng, đi chệch 突然转向

noun

an act of swerving. The sudden swerve rocked the passengers in their seats. swenk إنْحِراف отклонение guinada zabočení die Abweichung sving απότομη αλλαγή κατεύθυνσης, στραβοτιμονιά desvío brusco, viraje repentino kallutus, põige انحراف ناگهاني äkkikäännös écart סִטיָיה פִּתאוִמית मोड़, घुमाव skretanje, zaokret na stranu kanyarodás pembelokan sveigja deviazione, sterzata それること 빗나감 pa(si)sukimas pagrieziens; novirze; novirzīšanās membelok dengan tiba-tiba zwenkingdreining, sidekastzboczenie, skręt ناڅاپی انحراف guinada înde­părtare отклонение zabočenie, stočťenie nenadno zavijanje skretanje sväng, kast åt sidan, sidorörelse การหักเลี้ยวอย่างกระทันหัน anî dönüş, sapma 轉向 відхилення انحراف sự chệch, sự chuyển động lệch hướng 转向

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swerve

→ يَنْحَرِفُ uhnout svinge ausweichen λοξοδρομώ virar bruscamente kaartaa faire une embardée krivudati sbandare 急にそれる 빗나가다 uitwijken skrense zboczyć desviar отклоняться svänga åt sidan หักเลี้ยว direksiyonu kırmak đi chệch 突然转向

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