swoop

bajar en picado, abalanzarse

Volar de repente hacia abajo, a menudo para atrapar algo.

En inglés sencillo: To fly suddenly downward, often to catch something.

• A bird swooped down.
• The owl swooped on a mouse.
• Gulls swoop over the water looking for fish.

Cómo se usa: swoop down on something (The hawk swooped down on its prey.)

Sinónimos: dive, plunge

Expresiones frecuentes: swoop down, swoop over something, swoop on something

abalanzarse, irrumpir

Acercarse rápidamente a alguien o algo, a menudo para atacar o apoderarse de ello.

En inglés sencillo: To move quickly toward someone or something, often to attack or take it.

• Police swooped on the house.
• She swooped in and grabbed the last ticket.
• The dog swooped down on the dropped sandwich.

Cómo se usa: swoop on someone/something (Officers swooped on the warehouse at dawn.)

Sinónimos: pounce, descend

Expresiones frecuentes: swoop on someone, swoop in, swoop down

picado

Movimiento repentino hacia abajo por el aire.

En inglés sencillo: A sudden movement down through the air.

• The bird caught it with a swoop.
• We watched the eagle’s graceful swoop.
• A sudden swoop brought the falcon close to us.

Sinónimos: dive, plunge

Expresiones frecuentes: sudden swoop, downward swoop, swoop of something