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swing verb

  /ˈswɪŋ/
  • (intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
 balancer, se balancer, osciller
  • (intransitive) To ride on a swing.
  • (transitive) To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.
 balancer
  • (intransitive) To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.
 pendre, changer, osciller
  • (transitive) To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.
 altérer, modifier
  • (intransitive) To fluctuate or change.
 changer, osciller
  • (transitive, slang) To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.
 se permettre
  • (intransitive) To dance.
 swinguer

swinging noun

  /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/
  • An activity where couples engage in sexual activity with different partners, often in a group setting.
 échangisme

swing noun

  /ˈswɪŋ/
  • A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing.
  • A hanging seat that can swing back and forth, in a children's playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing.
 balançoire
Swing
  • The manner in which something is swung.
 balancement
  • (boxing) A type of hook with the arm more extended.
 coup de poing balancé
  • (politics) In an election, the increase or decrease in the number of votes for opposition parties compared with votes for the incumbent party.
  • In a musical theater production, a performer who understudies several roles.
 doublure
  • The maximum amount of change that has occurred or can occur; the sum of the maximum changes in any direction.
 revirement
  • An energetic and acrobatic late-1930s partner-based dance style, also known as jitterbug and lindy-hop.
  • (music) The genre of music associated with this dance style.
 swing
  • The amount of change towards or away from something.
 variation
swinging arm
culbuteur
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