swan

Определение swan в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: someone connected with Swansea City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc; A surname; someone connected with the Sydney Swans, as a fan, player, coach, etc; One whose grace etc. suggests a swan; To swear, declare; Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus, most of which have white plumage; To travel from place to place with no fixed itinerary or purpose; {n} a very large white water fowl; {i} Cygnus, northern constellation; Most of the northern species are white; They have a large and strong beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful movements when swimming; mentioned in the list of unclean birds (Lev 11: 18; Deut 14: 16), is sometimes met with in the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee; to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"; South West Agency Network; If you describe someone as swanning around or swanning off, you mean that they go and have fun, rather than working or taking care of their responsibilities. She spends her time swanning around the world. To declare; swear. Used in the phrase I swan as an interjection. See Regional Note at vum. a large white bird with a long neck that lives on rivers and lakes. swanned swanning to enjoy yourself and behave in a relaxed way that is annoying to other people swan off/around. Long-necked, heavy-bodied, big-footed waterfowl (genus Cygnus, family Anatidae). Among waterfowl, swans are the largest and fastest, both swimming and flying; at about 50 lbs (23 kg), the mute swan (C. olor) is the heaviest flying bird. Swans dabble in shallows for aquatic plants. Five all-white, black-legged species live in the Northern Hemisphere; a black and a black-necked species live in the Southern Hemisphere. Males (cobs) and females (pens) look alike. Swans mate for life. The cob keeps guard while the pen incubates, on average, six eggs on a heap of vegetation; the young (cygnets) are tended for several months. Their graceful form when swimming has made swans emblems of beauty for centuries. Swan River Swan Sir Joseph Wilson trumpeter swan whistling swan; Alph; stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult; move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "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"; The constellation Cygnus; {i} large white waterbird having a long neck and webbed feet; sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains"; stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains; Any of various long-necked waterfowl, of genera Cygnus or Olor, most of which have white plumage; A swan is a large bird with a very long neck. Swans live on rivers and lakes and are usually white; In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song, especially at the time of its death; Solar Wind Anisotropies Instrument aboard SOHO which analyzes large scale variations in the solar wind by observing radiation given off by neutral hydrogen more!; Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninæ; Fig; An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of Avon
swan boat: A paddle boat
swan boat: A longboat similar to a dragon boat, traditional in Thailand
swan boats: plural form of swan boat
swan dive: a sharp drop, sharp decline
swan dive: A forward dive performed with an arched back, the legs together, starting with arms outstretched when jumping, bringing them over the head when landing
swan song: A final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirement
swan upper: A person who engages in swan upping
swan upping: An annual swan census in Britain in which mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up, caught, marked, and released
swan-dive: to plummet, drop rapidly
swan-dive: to perform a swan dive
swan lake: (1877) a ballet with music by Tchaikovsky. It tells the story of Prince Siegfried who falls in love with a swan (=a large white bird) which changes into the beautiful Princess Odette. At the end of the ballet, Odette dies of unhappiness and disappears under the water of the lake, and the music from this scene, called "The Dying Swan", is very well-known
Swan Lake: music for a ballet composed by Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake: a ballet with music by Tchaikovsky. It tells the story of Prince Siegfried who falls in love with a swan (=a large white bird) which changes into the beautiful Princess Odette. At the end of the ballet, Odette dies of unhappiness and disappears under the water of the lake, and the music from this scene, called "The Dying Swan", is very well-known (1877)
Swan River: Ephemeral river, southwestern Western Australia. It flows 224 mi (360 km) west to the Indian Ocean. Called the Avon in its upper course, it is known as the Swan only along its lower 60-mi course. Perth lies near its mouth. The river is dry during much of the summer and autumn. In 1829, western Australia's first free settlement was made on its banks. River, eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba, Canada. The river flows northeast for about 110 mi (175 km) to empty into Swan Lake, which covers 118 sq mi (306 sq km). The town of Swan River (pop., 2001: 4,032) is located on the river. In the early 1800s there was intense fur-trading rivalry in the area between the Hudson's Bay Co. and the North West Co
Swan River daisy: An Australian plant (Brachycome iberidifolia) of the composite family, cultivated for its showy blue, rose, or white flower heads
swan dive: A forward dive performed with the legs straight together, the back arched, and the arms stretched out from the sides and then brought together over the head as the diver enters the water
swan dive: a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water
swan orchid: any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan
swan river daisy: western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays
swan river everlasting: Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum
swan song: Someone's swan song is the last time that they do something for which they are famous, for example the last time that an actor gives a performance in the theatre. I competed in the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, which was my swan song
swan song: a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)
swan song: final performance of a person's career; last piece of work of an artist or composer; last and most impressive composition of an artist and/or composer
swan's down: down of the swan soft woolen fabric used especially for baby clothes
Sweet Swan of Avon: William Shakespeare, a playwright and poet
Bewick's swan: A small swan, Cygnus columbianus, of the family Anatidae
black swan: An occurrence believed impossible or not to exist
black swan: An Australian swan whose feathers are black
black swan: An occurrence believed impossible or not to exist, subsequently shown to exist
black-necked swan: The only South American species of swan, Cygnus melancoryphus
mute swan: a white swan, Cygnus olor, found throughout Europe and much of Asia, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip; it is not actually mute, but is not very vocal
trumpeter swan: The largest North American swan, Cygnus buccinator; they have white plumage with a long neck, a short black bill
trumpeter-swan: Attributive form of trumpeter swan, noun
tundra swan: Alternative name for the Bewick's swan
whistling swan: Alternative name for the Bewick's swan
whooper swan: A species of swan, Cygnus cygnus
Sir Joseph Swan: born Oct. 31, 1828, Sunderland, Durham, Eng. died May 27, 1914, Warlingham, Surrey English physicist and chemist. By 1871 he had invented the dry photographic plate, an important improvement in photography. He had already produced an early electric lightbulb (1860), and in 1880, independently of Thomas Alva Edison, he produced a carbon-filament incandescent electric lamp. He also patented a process for squeezing nitrocellulose through holes to form fibres, a process that became widely employed in the textile industry
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan: born Oct. 31, 1828, Sunderland, Durham, Eng. died May 27, 1914, Warlingham, Surrey English physicist and chemist. By 1871 he had invented the dry photographic plate, an important improvement in photography. He had already produced an early electric lightbulb (1860), and in 1880, independently of Thomas Alva Edison, he produced a carbon-filament incandescent electric lamp. He also patented a process for squeezing nitrocellulose through holes to form fibres, a process that became widely employed in the textile industry
bewick's swan: Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper
black swan: large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
cob swan: {i} large swan
mute swan: A white swan (Cygnus olor) native to Europe and Asia and widely introduced elsewhere, having an orange bill with a black knob at the base and being much less vocal than most swans
mute swan: soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated
swans: plural of swan
trumpeter swan: A large white swan (Olor buccinator) of western North America, having a loud buglelike call. Black-billed species (Cygnus cygnus buccinator) of swan, named for its far-carrying, low-pitched call. About 6 ft (1.8 m) long, with a 10-ft (3-m) wingspan, it is the largest swan, though it weighs less than the mute swan. Once threatened with extinction (fewer than 100 were counted in the U.S. in 1935), it has made a strong comeback; though still listed as vulnerable, its population in western Canada and the northwestern U.S. now exceeds 5,000
tundra swan: swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds
whistling swan: Species (Cygnus columbianus) of North American swan that calls with a soft, musical note. It has a black bill, usually with a small yellow spot near the eye. It breeds in the Arctic tundra and winters in shallow fresh or salt water, especially along eastern and western U.S. coasts
whistling swan: North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note

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Определение swan в Турецкий язык Английский Язык словарь
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swan

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swôn

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/ˈswôn/ /ˈswɔːn/

Этимология

[ swän ] (noun.) before 12th century. From Old English swan, from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (thus cognate with Old Saxon swan, Old Norse svanr, Dutch zwaan, German Schwan), probably literally "the singing bird," from a Proto-Indo-European base *swon-/*swen- "to sing, make sound" (thus related to Old English geswin "melody, song" and swinsian "to make melody")