schwenken

I v/t (hat geschwenkt)

1. (schwingen) swing; (Hut, Tuch etc.) wave; (Stock etc.) brandish, flourish

2. TECH. swivel; (Kran) slew, Am. slue

3. (Kamera) pan

4. (schütteln) shake; GASTR. (Kartoffeln etc.) in Butter etc.: toss

5. (ausspülen) rinse

II v/i (ist) swing ([a]round); MIL. wheel (about, Am. around); Kamera: pan; nach links / rechts schwenken Auto: swing to the left / right; plötzlich: swerve (to the) left / right; fig., politisch: veer to the right / left

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das Schwenken

wave

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schwẹn|ken ['ʃvɛŋkn]

1. vt

1) (= schwingen) to wave; (= herumfuchteln mit) to brandish

2) Lampe etc to swivel, to swing; Kran to swing, to slew; Geschütz to traverse, to swivel; Kamera to pan

3) (COOK) Kartoffeln, Nudeln to toss

4) Tanzpartnerin to swing round, to spin (round)

2. vi aux sein

to swing; (Kolonne von Soldaten, Autos etc) to wheel; (Geschütz) to traverse, to swivel; (Kamera) to pan; (fig) to swing over, to switch

links schwenkt! (Mil) — left wheel!

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das

1) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) flourish

2) (to move (a film or television camera) so as to follow a moving object or show a wide view: The camera panned slowly across to the other side of the street.) pan

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schwen·ken

[ˈʃvɛŋkn̩]

I. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (mit etw wedeln)

▪ etw \schwenken to wave [or flourish] sth

2. (die Richtung verändern)

▪ etw \schwenken to swivel sth; Kamera to pan sth; Mikrofon to swing round [or around] sth sep

3. (spülen)

▪ etw [in etw dat] \schwenken to rinse sth [in sth]

den Pullover in handwarmem Wasser \schwenken to rinse the pullover in hand-hot water

4. KOCHK (hin und her bewegen)

▪ etw [in etw dat] \schwenken to toss sth [in sth]

das Gemüse in Butter \schwenken to toss the vegetables in butter; s.a. Arm

II. vi

1. Hilfsverb: sein (zur Seite bewegen) to wheel [about [or round]] [or around

2. Hilfsverb: haben (sich richten) to pan

3. MIL

links/rechts schwenkt, marsch! left/right wheel, march!

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1.

transitives Verb

1) (schwingen) swing; wave <flag, handkerchief>

2) (spülen) rinse

3) (drehen) swing round; swivel; pan <camera>; swing, traverse <gun>

2.

intransitives Verb; mit sein <marching column> swing, wheel; <camera> pan; <road, car> swing

rechts schwenkt! — (Milit.) right wheel!

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schwenken

A. v/t (hat geschwenkt)

1. (schwingen) swing; (Hut, Tuch etc) wave; (Stock etc) brandish, flourish

2. TECH swivel; (Kran) slew, US slue

3. (Kamera) pan

4. (schütteln) shake; GASTR (Kartoffeln etc) in Butter etc: toss

5. (ausspülen) rinse

B. v/i (ist) swing ([a]round); MIL wheel (about, US around); Kamera: pan;

nach links/rechts schwenken Auto: swing to the left/right; plötzlich: swerve (to the) left/right; fig, politisch: veer to the right/left

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1.

transitives Verb

1) (schwingen) swing; wave <flag, handkerchief>

2) (spülen) rinse

3) (drehen) swing round; swivel; pan <camera>; swing, traverse <gun>

2.

intransitives Verb; mit sein <marching column> swing, wheel; <camera> pan; <road, car> swing

rechts schwenkt! — (Milit.) right wheel!

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n.

panning n.