- swan
- swon
noun(a large, usually white, water-bird of the duck family, with a long graceful neck.) cisneswan n cisneswantr[swɒn]noun1 (bird) cisne nombre masculinointransitive verb (pt & pp swanned, ger swanning)1 pavonearse■ she swans about the office as if she owned the place se pavonea por la oficina como si fuese suya■ they're swanning off to Greece! ¡se van a Grecia por la cara!swan ['swɑn] n: cisne fswann.• cisne s.m.
I swɑːn, swɒnnoun cisne m
II
intransitive verb -nn- (esp BrE colloq)to swan about o around — andar* pavoneándose por ahí
[swɒn]we have so much work to do and she goes swanning off to the theatre! — con todo el trabajo que tenemos, ella se va al teatro olímpicamente!
1.N cisne mSwan Lake — El Lago de los Cisnes
2.VI*to swan around — pavonearse
to swan off to New York — escaparse a Nueva York
3.CPDswan dive N (US) — = swallow dive
swan song N — canto m del cisne
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I [swɑːn, swɒn]noun cisne m
II
intransitive verb -nn- (esp BrE colloq)to swan about o around — andar* pavoneándose por ahí
we have so much work to do and she goes swanning off to the theatre! — con todo el trabajo que tenemos, ella se va al teatro olímpicamente!
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
