swish

swish
swiʃ
1. verb
(to (cause to) move with a hissing or rustling sound: He swished the whip about in the air.) (hacer) chasquear; (hacer) crujir

2. noun
(an act, or the sound, of swishing: The horse cantered away with a swish of its tail.) chasquido; crujido
swish
tr[swɪʃ]
noun
1 (of water) susurro, rumor nombre masculino; (of whip, cane) silbido, chasquido; (of skirt, curtain) frufrú nombre masculino, crujido, ruido; (of animal's tail) sacudida
adjective
1 familiar (smart) muy elegante, elegantón,-ona
transitive verb
1 (whip, cane) chasquear; (skirt) hacer crujir; (tail) menear, sacudir
intransitive verb
1 (water) susurrar; (whip, cane) dar un chasquido, producir un silbido; (skirt) crujir, hacer frufrú
swish ['swɪʃ] vt
: mover (produciendo un sonido)
she swished her skirt: movía la falda
swish vi
: moverse (produciendo un sonido)
the cars swished by: se oían pasar los coches
swish n
: silbido m (de un látigo, etc.), susurro m (de agua), crujido m (de ropa, etc.)
swish
adj.
• elegante adj.
n.
• crujido de un vestido s.m.
• silbido s.m.
• trique s.m.
v.
• chasquear v.
• crujir un vestido v.
• silbar v.

I swɪʃ
noun
a) (of cane) silbido m
b) (of water) rumor m, susurro m
c) (of skirt) frufrú m

the swish of the curtains — el ruido de las cortinas al correrlas


II
1.
transitive verb \<\<cane/whip\>\> agitar en el aire (produciendo un silbido)

the horse was swishing its tail — el caballo sacudía la cola

she swished the water around the bowl — agitó el agua en el bol


2.
vi \<\<cane\>\> producir* un silbido; \<\<water\>\> borbotear; \<\<skirts\>\> hacer* frufrú

III
adjective -er, -est (BrE colloq) elegante, pijo (Esp fam), pituco (CS fam), popoff adj inv (Méx fam)
[swɪʃ]
1.
N [of cane] silbido m ; [of skirt] frufrú m ; [of water] susurro m
2.
ADJ * (=smart) muy elegante
3.
VT [+ cane] agitar, blandir (produciendo un silbido) ; [+ skirt] hacer frufrú con; [+ tail] agitar, menear
4.
VI [skirts] hacer frufrú; [long grass] silbar; [water] susurrar

a car swished past — pasó un coche deslizándose por el asfalto mojado

* * *

I [swɪʃ]
noun
a) (of cane) silbido m
b) (of water) rumor m, susurro m
c) (of skirt) frufrú m

the swish of the curtains — el ruido de las cortinas al correrlas


II
1.
transitive verb \<\<cane/whip\>\> agitar en el aire (produciendo un silbido)

the horse was swishing its tail — el caballo sacudía la cola

she swished the water around the bowl — agitó el agua en el bol


2.
vi \<\<cane\>\> producir* un silbido; \<\<water\>\> borbotear; \<\<skirts\>\> hacer* frufrú

III
adjective -er, -est (BrE colloq) elegante, pijo (Esp fam), pituco (CS fam), popoff adj inv (Méx fam)

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