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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
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
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
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Abbe Mouret watched him swoop down into the midst of the children, who scattered like frightened sparrows.
L'abbé Mouret le regarda tomber au milieu de la bande des enfants, qui se sauvèrent comme un vol de moineaux effarouchés.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
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
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The war situation would be altered at one fell swoop.
La situation militaire en serait modifiée d'un seul coup.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
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
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
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
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
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
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
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
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
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
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
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
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
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
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
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
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile

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at one fell swoop
d'un seul coup
swoop down on
abattre

Word forms

swoop

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseswoopswoops
Possessive caseswoop'sswoops'

swoop

verb
Basic forms
Pastswooped
Imperativeswoop
Present Participle (Participle I)swooping
Past Participle (Participle II)swooped
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I swoopwe swoop
you swoopyou swoop
he/she/it swoopsthey swoop
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am swoopingwe are swooping
you are swoopingyou are swooping
he/she/it is swoopingthey are swooping
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have swoopedwe have swooped
you have swoopedyou have swooped
he/she/it has swoopedthey have swooped
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been swoopingwe have been swooping
you have been swoopingyou have been swooping
he/she/it has been swoopingthey have been swooping
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I swoopedwe swooped
you swoopedyou swooped
he/she/it swoopedthey swooped
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was swoopingwe were swooping
you were swoopingyou were swooping
he/she/it was swoopingthey were swooping
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had swoopedwe had swooped
you had swoopedyou had swooped
he/she/it had swoopedthey had swooped
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been swoopingwe had been swooping
you had been swoopingyou had been swooping
he/she/it had been swoopingthey had been swooping
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will swoopwe shall/will swoop
you will swoopyou will swoop
he/she/it will swoopthey will swoop
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be swoopingwe shall/will be swooping
you will be swoopingyou will be swooping
he/she/it will be swoopingthey will be swooping
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have swoopedwe shall/will have swooped
you will have swoopedyou will have swooped
he/she/it will have swoopedthey will have swooped
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been swoopingwe shall/will have been swooping
you will have been swoopingyou will have been swooping
he/she/it will have been swoopingthey will have been swooping
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would swoopwe should/would swoop
you would swoopyou would swoop
he/she/it would swoopthey would swoop
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be swoopingwe should/would be swooping
you would be swoopingyou would be swooping
he/she/it would be swoopingthey would be swooping
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have swoopedwe should/would have swooped
you would have swoopedyou would have swooped
he/she/it would have swoopedthey would have swooped
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been swoopingwe should/would have been swooping
you would have been swoopingyou would have been swooping
he/she/it would have been swoopingthey would have been swooping
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am swoopedwe are swooped
you are swoopedyou are swooped
he/she/it is swoopedthey are swooped
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being swoopedwe are being swooped
you are being swoopedyou are being swooped
he/she/it is being swoopedthey are being swooped
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been swoopedwe have been swooped
you have been swoopedyou have been swooped
he/she/it has been swoopedthey have been swooped
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was swoopedwe were swooped
you were swoopedyou were swooped
he/she/it was swoopedthey were swooped
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being swoopedwe were being swooped
you were being swoopedyou were being swooped
he/she/it was being swoopedthey were being swooped
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been swoopedwe had been swooped
you had been swoopedyou had been swooped
he/she/it had been swoopedthey had been swooped
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be swoopedwe shall/will be swooped
you will be swoopedyou will be swooped
he/she/it will be swoopedthey will be swooped
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been swoopedwe shall/will have been swooped
you will have been swoopedyou will have been swooped
he/she/it will have been swoopedthey will have been swooped