swoop

fondre, piquer

Descendre brusquement en volant, souvent pour attraper quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : swoop down on something (The hawk swooped down on its prey.)

Synonymes : dive, plunge

Expressions courantes : swoop down, swoop over something, swoop on something

fondre, se précipiter

Se diriger rapidement vers quelqu’un ou quelque chose, souvent pour attaquer ou s’en emparer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : swoop on someone/something (Officers swooped on the warehouse at dawn.)

Synonymes : pounce, descend

Expressions courantes : swoop on someone, swoop in, swoop down

piqué

Mouvement brusque vers le bas dans les airs.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : dive, plunge

Expressions courantes : sudden swoop, downward swoop, swoop of something