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Detailed Translations for sway from English to German

sway:

to sway verb (sways, swayed, swaying)

  1. to sway (cradle; swing; rock; roll)
    schwenken; pendeln; hin und her wanken; schwanken; schwingen; schleudern; schaukeln; taumeln; wanken; schlenkern; schlingern
    • schwenken verb (schwenke, schwenkst, schwenkt, schwenkte, schwenktet, geschwenkt)
    • pendeln verb (pendele, pendelst, pendelt, pendelte, pendeltet, gependelt)
    • schwanken verb (schwanke, schwankst, schwankt, schwankte, schwanktet, geschwankt)
    • schwingen verb (schwinge, schwingst, schwingt, schwang, schwangt, geschwungen)
    • schleudern verb (schleudere, schleuderst, schleudert, schleuderte, schleudertet, geschleudert)
    • schaukeln verb (schaukele, schaukelst, schaukelt, schaukelte, schaukeltet, geschaukelt)
    • taumeln verb (taumele, taumelst, taumelt, taumelte, taumeltet, getaumelt)
    • wanken verb (wanke, wankst, wankt, wankte, wanktet, gewankt)
    • schlenkern verb (schlenkere, schlenkerst, schlenkert, schlenkerte, schlenkertet, geschlenkert)
    • schlingern verb (schlingere, schlingerst, schlingert, schlingerte, schlingertet, geschlingert)
  2. to sway (stagger; falter)
    wankelen; schwanken; wanken
    • wankelen verb
    • schwanken verb (schwanke, schwankst, schwankt, schwankte, schwanktet, geschwankt)
    • wanken verb (wanke, wankst, wankt, wankte, wanktet, gewankt)
  3. to sway (waddle; stagger)
    schwanken; wanken; taumeln
    • schwanken verb (schwanke, schwankst, schwankt, schwankte, schwanktet, geschwankt)
    • wanken verb (wanke, wankst, wankt, wankte, wanktet, gewankt)
    • taumeln verb (taumele, taumelst, taumelt, taumelte, taumeltet, getaumelt)
  4. to sway (lull; craddle)
    schaukeln; wiegen; schwanken
    • schaukeln verb (schaukele, schaukelst, schaukelt, schaukelte, schaukeltet, geschaukelt)
    • wiegen verb (wiege, wiegst, wiegt, wiegte, wiegtet, gewiegt)
    • schwanken verb (schwanke, schwankst, schwankt, schwankte, schwanktet, geschwankt)
  5. to sway (wobble; whirl)
    wiegen; schaukeln
    • wiegen verb (wiege, wiegst, wiegt, wiegte, wiegtet, gewiegt)
    • schaukeln verb (schaukele, schaukelst, schaukelt, schaukelte, schaukeltet, geschaukelt)

Conjugations for sway:

present
  1. sway
  2. sway
  3. sways
  4. sway
  5. sway
  6. sway
simple past
  1. swayed
  2. swayed
  3. swayed
  4. swayed
  5. swayed
  6. swayed
present perfect
  1. have swayed
  2. have swayed
  3. has swayed
  4. have swayed
  5. have swayed
  6. have swayed
past continuous
  1. was swaying
  2. were swaying
  3. was swaying
  4. were swaying
  5. were swaying
  6. were swaying
future
  1. shall sway
  2. will sway
  3. will sway
  4. shall sway
  5. will sway
  6. will sway
continuous present
  1. am swaying
  2. are swaying
  3. is swaying
  4. are swaying
  5. are swaying
  6. are swaying
subjunctive
  1. be swayed
  2. be swayed
  3. be swayed
  4. be swayed
  5. be swayed
  6. be swayed
diverse
  1. sway!
  2. let's sway!
  3. swayed
  4. swaying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

sway [the ~] noun

  1. the sway (fluctuation; swing; oscillation; swinging; nutation)
    die schleudernde Bewegung; die Schwankung; der Schwung

Translation Matrix for sway:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Schwankung fluctuation; nutation; oscillation; sway; swing; swinging doubt; fickleness; fluctuation; hesitancy; hesitation; hitch; inconsistancy; indecision; indecisiveness; shilly-shallying; single combat; uncertainty; vacillation; zig-zag movement
Schwung fluctuation; nutation; oscillation; sway; swing; swinging ardor; ardour; assiduity; curl of hair; diligence; fervor; fervour; revolution; rotation; zeal; zest; élan
schleudernde Bewegung fluctuation; nutation; oscillation; sway; swing; swinging
- careen; rock; tilt
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
hin und her wanken cradle; rock; roll; sway; swing
pendeln cradle; rock; roll; sway; swing heave; roll; wobble
schaukeln craddle; cradle; lull; rock; roll; sway; swing; whirl; wobble bob; clear; clear the table; do s.o. a bad turn; empty the table; float; heave; let bump; put it over on s.o.; roll; wobble
schlenkern cradle; rock; roll; sway; swing commute; dangle; fling about; heave; roll; swing; swingle; wobble
schleudern cradle; rock; roll; sway; swing centrifuge; dry; heave; make a slip; roll; slip; sneak; steal; throw down; thunder; wobble
schlingern cradle; rock; roll; sway; swing commute; dangle; heave; lose one's balance; mix up; oscillate; rock; roll; swing; swing to and fro; tangle; wobble
schwanken craddle; cradle; falter; lull; rock; roll; stagger; sway; swing; waddle be changeable; be indecised; be unstable; brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; fluctuate; heave; hesitate; linger; oscillate; procrastinate; put off; question; roll; tarry; vacillate; vary; waver; wobble
schwenken cradle; rock; roll; sway; swing dangle; heave; oscillate; rock; roll; shake; swing; swing to and fro; swirl; turn; turn around; veer; wave; whirl; wobble
schwingen cradle; rock; roll; sway; swing heave; oscillate; roll; swingle; swish; tug-of-war; whirl; wobble; wrestle
taumeln cradle; rock; roll; stagger; sway; swing; waddle confuse; drop; fall; fluctuate; make dizzy; somersault; trip up; tumble; vary
wankelen falter; stagger; sway
wanken cradle; falter; rock; roll; stagger; sway; swing; waddle brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; fluctuate; hesitate; linger; tarry; vary; waver
wiegen craddle; lull; sway; whirl; wobble heave; librate; roll; wave; weigh; wobble
- carry; persuade; rock; shake; swing

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Related Definitions for "sway":

  1. pitching dangerously to one side1
  2. controlling influence1
  3. move back and forth or sideways1
    • the tall building swayed1
  4. cause to move back and forth1
    • the wind swayed the trees gently1
  5. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner1
  6. win approval or support for1
    • His speech did not sway the voters1

Wiktionary Translations for sway:

sway
verb
  1. To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock
  2. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter
  3. To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide
  4. To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp
sway
verb
  1. taumeln, wanken, sich hin und her bewegen

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
sway schlingern verzetten — een zijdelingse beweging maken
sway schwingen zwaaien — begroeten door met de hand heen en weer te bewegen
sway beeinflussen; Einfluß haben auf; einwirken influerfaire impression sur une chose, exercer sur elle une action qui tendre à la modifier.

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