swing

1. (intransitive)To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.

   The plant swung in the breeze.

   schwingen, schaukeln, schwanken

   кача́тьсяkačátʹsja, раска́чиватьсяraskáčivatʹsja

2. (intransitive)To dance.

3. (intransitive)To ride on a swing.

   The children laughed as they swung.

   schaukeln

   кача́тьсяkačátʹsja

   гойда́тисяhojdátysja

4. (intransitive)To participate in the swinging lifestyle; to participate in wifeswapping.

   swingen

5. (intransitive)To hang from the gallows; to be punished by hanging, swing for something or someone; (often hyperbolic) to be severely punished.

   baumeln

6. (transitive)(of a bowler) To make the ball move sideways in its trajectory.

7. (intransitive)To move sideways in its trajectory.

8. (intransitive)To fluctuate or change.

   It wasn't long before the crowd's mood swung towards restless irritability.

   change direction with a swinging motion; turn

9. (transitive)To move (an object) backward and forward; to wave.

   He swung his sword as hard as he could.

10. (transitive)To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.

11. (slang, transitive)To make (something) work; especially to afford (something) financially.

    If it’s not too expensive, I think we can swing it.

12. (transitive)To play notes that are in pairs by making the first of the pair slightly longer than written (augmentation) and the second shorter, resulting in a bouncy, uneven rhythm.

    schwingen

1. The party is in full swing.

   Вечірка у повному розпалі. — deniko

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2. Who broke the swing?

   Хто зламав гойдалку? — deniko

   ruКто сломал качели? — nina99nv

   deWer hat die Schaukel zerstört? — mayabe

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3. Tom is swinging on a swing.

   Том гойдається на гойдалці. — deniko

   ruТом качается на качелях. — nina99nv

   deTom schaukelt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. I took a swing at him.

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5. Tom took a swing at me.

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irregular · Lesson

• swing outгойдатисяUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see swing, out.
• swing overгойдатисяSynonym of swing by (“pay a brief informal visit”).
• swing offTo steer one's bicycle to the side in order to allow other riders to overtake.
• swing backTo return to a previous position.
• swing awayTo swing at a pitch, as opposed to bunting; to take a full swing.
• swing forTo be punished severely.
• swing throughTo swing and miss at a pitch.
• swing byTo pay a brief, informal visit.