Deerslayer, whose aim was not more true than it was quick, fired as soon as it was certain his friend had missed, and the deep swoop that followed left it momentarily doubtful whether the eagle was hit or not.
Deerslayer, dont le coup d’œil était aussi sûr que la main était prompte, tira dès qu’il fut certain que son ami avait manqué son coup.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
The hawk does not pounce upon the chicken with a more sudden swoop than Judith sprang forward to seize this mine of hitherto concealed knowledge.
Le faucon ne fond pas sur l’oiseau dont il veut faire sa proie avec plus d’impétuosité que Judith se précipita sur cette mine de connaissances jusque alors secrètes pour elle.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
The eagle had made a wide circuit after his low swoop, and fanning his way upward, once more hovered nearly over the hut, at a distance even greater than before.
Après sa descente rapide, l’aigle avait parcouru un circuit plus étendu que les premiers, et s’était élevé ensuite, au-dessus du château, à une hauteur encore plus grande qu’auparavant.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Early in the morning those bidden to the feast began to arrive in bands; the dispersed family returned to the common nest, swooping down upon it from the four points of the compass.
Puis, ce fut, dès le matin, l’arrivée en bandes, le retour au nid commun de la famille dispersée, s’abattant des quatre points de l’horizon.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
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A flight of speculators descending from North Italy swooped down upon Rome, the noblest and easiest of preys.
Un vol de spéculateurs, venus de la haute Italie, s’était abattu sur Rome, la plus noble et la plus facile des proies.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
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The Three Cities - Rome
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Then the foremost swooped down upon the bank, and after gazing around for a moment, flapped off towards its prey.
Les premiers arrivés se posèrent sur le bord de la rive, et après avoir jeté un coup d'œil autour d'eux, se dirigèrent vers leurs proies.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
And so it happened that as she was crossing a meadow, a flight of sparrows swooped down before her.
Or, il arriva, comme elle traversait un pré, qu’une bande de pierrots vint s’abattre devant elle.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
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Contes à Ninon
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The birds were again skimming the water, or were seen poised on the wing, high above the tops of the tallest pines of the mountains, ready to make their swoops, in obedience to the irresistable law of their natures.
Les oiseaux effleuraient la surface de l’eau ou prenaient leur essor au-dessus des plus hauts pins, les uns et les autres obéissant également aux lois irrésistibles de leur nature.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
It had gradually increased, while the family spent money without counting; and, when the last copper of the twenty thousand francs had gone, it swooped down upon them--horrible and irreparable.
Elle avait grandi peu à peu, à mesure que le ménage puisait sans compter; et, lorsque plus un sou ne resta des vingt mille francs, elle s’abattit, affreuse, irréparable.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
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And Pierre thought of that internationalism, that cosmopolitanism, that flight of foreigners which, ever denser and denser, swooped down upon Paris.
Et Pierre songeait à cet internationalisme, à ce cosmopolitisme, au vol d’étrangers qui, de plus en plus dense, s’abat sur Paris.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
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The Three Cities - Paris
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Then, on perceiving La Couteau, there was one general caw, and all five swooped down upon her with angry, voracious mien.
Puis, quand elles aperçurent enfin la Couteau, il n’y eut qu’un croassement, toutes les cinq fondirent vers elle, d’un vol furieux et vorace.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
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Fruitfulness
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Collocations
at one fell swoop
d'un seul coup
swoop down on
abattre
Word forms
swoop
noun
Singular
Plural
Common case
swoop
swoops
Possessive case
swoop's
swoops'
swoop
verb
Basic forms
Past
swooped
Imperative
swoop
Present Participle (Participle I)
swooping
Past Participle (Participle II)
swooped
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I swoop
we swoop
you swoop
you swoop
he/she/it swoops
they swoop
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am swooping
we are swooping
you are swooping
you are swooping
he/she/it is swooping
they are swooping
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have swooped
we have swooped
you have swooped
you have swooped
he/she/it has swooped
they have swooped
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been swooping
we have been swooping
you have been swooping
you have been swooping
he/she/it has been swooping
they have been swooping
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I swooped
we swooped
you swooped
you swooped
he/she/it swooped
they swooped
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was swooping
we were swooping
you were swooping
you were swooping
he/she/it was swooping
they were swooping
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had swooped
we had swooped
you had swooped
you had swooped
he/she/it had swooped
they had swooped
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been swooping
we had been swooping
you had been swooping
you had been swooping
he/she/it had been swooping
they had been swooping
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will swoop
we shall/will swoop
you will swoop
you will swoop
he/she/it will swoop
they will swoop
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be swooping
we shall/will be swooping
you will be swooping
you will be swooping
he/she/it will be swooping
they will be swooping
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have swooped
we shall/will have swooped
you will have swooped
you will have swooped
he/she/it will have swooped
they will have swooped
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been swooping
we shall/will have been swooping
you will have been swooping
you will have been swooping
he/she/it will have been swooping
they will have been swooping
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would swoop
we should/would swoop
you would swoop
you would swoop
he/she/it would swoop
they would swoop
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be swooping
we should/would be swooping
you would be swooping
you would be swooping
he/she/it would be swooping
they would be swooping
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have swooped
we should/would have swooped
you would have swooped
you would have swooped
he/she/it would have swooped
they would have swooped
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice