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Summary

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swoop:
- descente de police; rafle; battue; traque; ruée; razzia; rafle de police
Wiktionary:
- swoop → descente, rafle, razzia, errer

English

Detailed Translations for swoop from English to French

swoop:

swoop [the ~] nom

the swoop (raid; round-up)
la descente de police; la rafle; la battue; la traque; la ruée; la razzia; la rafle de police
- descente de police [la ~] nom
- rafle [la ~] nom
- battue [la ~] nom
- traque [la ~] nom
- ruée [la ~] nom
- razzia [la ~] nom
- rafle de police [la ~] nom

Translation Matrix for swoop:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
battue	raid; round-up; swoop	battue; drive; man-hunt
descente de police	raid; round-up; swoop
rafle	raid; round-up; swoop	assault; attack; battue; drive; man-hunt; raid; run; rush; scaling; storming
rafle de police	raid; round-up; swoop	raid
razzia	raid; round-up; swoop	assault; attack; battue; drive; man-hunt; raid; run; rush; scaling; storming
ruée	raid; round-up; swoop	assault; attack; raid; run; rush; scaling; storming
traque	raid; round-up; swoop	battue; drive; man-hunt
-	slide
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	pounce; swoop up

Related Words for "swoop":

swoops

Synonyms for "swoop":

slide; glissando
foray; raid; maraud
descent
pounce; descend; fall; go down; come down
move
swoop up; snatch; snatch up; snap

Related Definitions for "swoop":

a swift descent through the air¹
a very rapid raid¹
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale¹
- the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides¹
seize or catch with a swooping motion¹
move down on as if in an attack¹
- The raptor swooped down on its prey¹
- The teacher swooped down upon the new students¹
move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc¹

Wiktionary Translations for swoop:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• swoop	→ descente; rafle; razzia	↔ Razzia — übertr.\|: zumeist von der Polizei, den Ordnungsbehörden oder von anderen Sicherheitskräften (im großen Stil geplante) unangekündigte, lokal begrenzte Fahndungsaktion nach verdächtigen Personen
• swoop	→ errer	↔ schweifen — mit Hilfsverb sein, gehoben: ziellos durch die Gegend ziehen, wandern, streifenRef-Duden\|schweifen

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