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University of Vigo

English-Galician CLUVI Dictionary, 2nd edition (revised version 2.2)

(Based on the CLUVI Corpus of the University of Vigo)



In English
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In Galician
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- swift, swiftly, swill, swim, swimmer, swimming, swimming-pool, swindler, swine, swing, swinging, swirl, swirling, swish, swishing, Swiss, switch, switchback, Switzerland


swing


- transitive verb
- PAST: swang; PART: swung
- sacudir

EN Here was another of them, Jasper this time, strolling past, to have a shot at a bird, he said, nonchalantly, swinging Lily's hand like a pump-handle as he passed, which caused Mr Bankes to say, bitterly, how she was a favourite.
GL Aquí estaba agora outro deles, desta volta Jasper, paseando silandeiramente para disparar a un paxaro, dixo displicente, sacudindo a man de Lily ó pasar coma se fose a manivela dunha bomba hidráulica, o que fixo dicir ó señor Bankes amargamente que ela era a favorita.
- Fonte: CAR (225)


- intransitive verb
- abanear

EN He would never swing the thurible before the tabernacle as priest.
GL Xamais abanearía o incensario diante do tabernáculo como crego.
- Fonte: RET (3219)


- noun
- xiro

EN Yes, they wanted to be rescued, there was no doubt about that; and with a violent swing to Ralph's side, the crisis passed.
GL Si, querían que os rescatasen, non había dúbida niso. A crise pasou cun violento xiro en favor de Ralph.
- Fonte: SEN (3001)
- randeeira

EN A swing in a little yard, vegetables in a garden, a fisherman's rowboat moored between reeds provide a glimpse into the occupants' everyday lives.
GL Unha randeeira nun pequeno xardín, verduras sementadas nunha horta, unha chalana dun pescador amarrada na beira, entre as xunqueiras, son a testemuña da vida cotiá dos seus habitantes.
- Fonte: C22 (216)