sway
/ˈsweɪ̯/ verbe C2En français : balancer, influencer
- To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock. · sway to the music· The trees swayed in the breeze.
- To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield. · to sway the sceptre
- 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?
- 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
- To hoist (a mast or yard) into position. · to sway up the yards
- To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean; to incline.
- To have weight or influence.
- To bear sway; to rule; to govern.
He/she/it sways · Prétérit swayed · Participe passé swayed · Forme en -ing swaying
Formes du verbe
- Forme de base
- sway
- He/she/it
- sways
- Prétérit
- swayed
- Participe passé
- swayed
- Forme en -ing
- swaying
Dans la bibliothèque
The emperor, now king of the petty Island of Elba, after having held sovereign sway over one-half of the world, counting as his subjects a small population of five or six thousand souls,—after having been accustomed to hear the “Vive Napoléons” of a hundred and twenty millions of human beings, uttered in ten different languages,—was looked upon here as a ruined man, separated forever from any fresh connection with France or claim to her throne.
At last she crawled over the swaying floor to her bed, and lay down upon it; and Toto followed and lay down beside her.
In spite of the swaying of the house and the wailing of the wind, Dorothy soon closed her eyes and fell fast asleep.
By the light of the corridor-lamp I saw my sister appear at the opening, her face blanched with terror, her hands groping for help, her whole figure swaying to and fro like that of a drunkard.
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