Engelsk navneord: swan | |||
1. | swan (om dyr) stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | aquatic bird | ||
Mere specifikke termer | black swan, cob, coscoroba, cygnet, Cygnus atratus, Cygnus buccinator, Cygnus columbianus, Cygnus cygnus, Cygnus olor, mute swan, pen, trumpeter, trumpeter swan, tundra swan, whooper, whooper swan | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | swan's down | ||
Tilhører disse overordnede termer | Anatidae, family Anatidae | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: swan | |||
1. | swan (om kommunikation) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Before God I swear I am innocent. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They swan that there was a traffic accident | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | affirm, assert, aver, avow, swear, verify | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | declare | ||
Mere specifikke termer | assure, attest, claim, declare, hold, protest, take, tell | ||
2. | swan (om bevægelse) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The gypsies roamed the woods. Roving vagabonds. The wandering Jew. The cattle roam across the prairie. The laborers drift from one town to the next. They rolled from town to town. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, tramp, vagabond, wander | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Mere specifikke termer | gad, gallivant, jazz around, maunder | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | drift, err, stray, wander | ||
3. | swan (om bevægelse) sweep majestically | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Airplanes were swanning over the mountains. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | sail, sweep | ||