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to swoop
01
planare, precipitare
to move quickly and suddenly downward through the air
Example
The eagle swoops down to catch its prey.
A hawk swooped over the field in search of food.
02
lanciarsi, sferrare un attacco
to quickly and unexpectedly attack a group or place to surround and capture them
Transitive: to swoop on sb/sth
Example
Law enforcement agencies coordinated a series of raids, swooping on suspected drug traffickers across the city.
Le forze dell'ordine hanno coordinato una serie di raid, lanciandosi contro i presunti trafficanti di droga in tutta la città.
Intelligence agencies executed a covert operation, swooping on a known terrorist cell.
Le agenzie di intelligence hanno eseguito un'operazione segreta, lanciandosi su una cellula terroristica nota.
Swoop
01
scivolata, glissando
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
02
tuffo, colpo
a rapid and sudden drop from the sky
Example
The eagle made a graceful swoop down from its perch to catch its prey.
L'aquila fece un elegante tuffo giù dal suo posatoio per catturare la sua preda.
During the airshow, the stunt pilot performed a daring swoop maneuver over the crowd.
Durante l'airshow, il pilota acrobatico ha eseguito un audace colpo manovra sopra la folla.
03
incursione, raid
a very rapid raid
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