sway

1. (intransitive)To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.

   sway to the music

   The trees swayed in the breeze.

   schaukeln, sich wiegen, schwanken

   кача́тьсяkačátʹsja

2. (transitive)To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.

   to sway the sceptre

   schwingen, schwenken

   кача́тьkačátʹ

3. (transitive)To influence or direct by power, authority, persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. Compare persuade.

   Do you think you can sway their decision?

   beeinflussen, beherrschen, dirigieren

4. (transitive)To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; to warp.

   reeds swayed by the wind

   judgment swayed by passion

   beeinflussen, anstoßen, anschnipsen

5. (transitive)To hoist (a mast or yard) into position.

   to sway up the yards

   hochzehen, hissen (Flagge), aufwinden

6. To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.

   sich verziehen

7. To have weight or influence.

   beeinflussen

8. To bear sway; to rule; to govern.

   sich durchsetzen, herrschen, regieren

1. Both Tom and Mary swayed to the music.

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2. It's no use. Tom can't be swayed.

   ruНичего не поделаешь, Тома не переубедишь.

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3. The flowers swayed in the wind.

   ruЦветы качались на ветру.

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4. The wind made the trees sway.

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5. The trees were no longer swaying.

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