swing

balancearse, balancear

Moverse hacia delante y hacia atrás, o hacer que algo se mueva así.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: sway, oscillate

Expresiones frecuentes: swing your arms, swing back, swing gently, swing a stick

columpiarse

Sentarse en un columpio y moverse hacia delante y hacia atrás por el aire.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Expresiones frecuentes: swing at school, swing in pairs, swing really high

fluctuar, oscilar

Cambiar rápidamente entre distintos sentimientos, opiniones, cantidades o condiciones.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: shift, fluctuate

Expresiones frecuentes: swing wildly, swing between extremes, swing towards something

bailar

Bailar con movimientos animados, especialmente al ritmo del jazz.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: swing to something (The couples swung to the band's lively music.)

Sinónimos: dance

Expresiones frecuentes: swing together, swing all night, swing to jazz

ser ahorcado

Morir ahorcado como castigo; también recibir un castigo muy severo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: swing for something (He feared he would swing for the crime.)

Sinónimos: be hanged

Expresiones frecuentes: swing for murder, swing for something

columpio

Asiento colgado de cuerdas o cadenas que se mueve hacia delante y hacia atrás.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: on a swing, push the swing, garden swing

swing, movimiento

Movimiento curvo del brazo o de un objeto, especialmente para golpear algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: stroke

Expresiones frecuentes: golf swing, practice your swing, a powerful swing

swing

Baile animado al ritmo del jazz, que suele hacerse en pareja.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Expresiones frecuentes: learn swing, swing dancing, swing lessons, dance swing