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swerve Meaning in Spanish (swerve significado en español)

verbgirar
noungiro
Sinónimos:desviarsecambiar de rumbo
girar in English:swerve
Phonetic:jirar
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de swerve en español es girar, giro. (Cambiar de dirección bruscamente, especialmente para evitar chocar con algo o alguien.)

Definitions of Swerve

  1. 1
    verb
    girar

    To change direction suddenly, especially to avoid hitting something or someone.

    Cambiar de dirección bruscamente, especialmente para evitar chocar con algo o alguien.

  2. 2
    noun
    giro

    A sudden and sharp change in direction.

    Un cambio de dirección repentino y brusco.

Example Sentences

“The driver had to swerve sharply to avoid the pedestrian.”

El conductor tuvo que girar bruscamente para evitar al peatón.

“He made a sudden swerve to the right, narrowly missing the parked car.”

Dio un giro brusco a la derecha, esquivando por poco el coche aparcado.

“The politician's unexpected swerve on policy surprised everyone.”

El giro inesperado del político en su política sorprendió a todos.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

desviarsecambiar de rumbo

In English:

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

seguir recto

In English:

go straightmaintain course

Inflected Word Forms

third person singularswerves
past tenseswerved
present participleswerving
agent nounswerver

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

swerve to avoidcollocation

To change direction suddenly in order to prevent hitting something.

swerve off the roadcollocation

To suddenly lose control and move away from the road.