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swash

UK
/swɒʃ/
US
/swɑʃ/

Translations

swashnoun
swashes
pl
UK
/swɒʃ/
US
/swɑʃ/
panacheRegistre littéraire pour une allure bravache ou flamboyante.
He entered the room with a swash that caught everyone's attention.
Il est entré dans la pièce avec un panache qui a attiré l’attention de tous.
jet de riveGéomorphologie littorale.
The swash of the waves left a line of seaweed on the sand.
Le jet de rive des vagues a laissé une ligne d’algues sur le sable.
chenalSens maritime.
The skipper guided the boat carefully through the swash that crossed the bar.
Le skipper a guidé le bateau avec précaution dans le chenal qui traversait le banc de sable.
fioritureTypographie.
The elegant font featured long swashes on the initial capitals.
La police élégante comportait de longues fioritures sur les capitales initiales.
clapotisSons de l’eau.
The gentle swash of the fountain echoed through the courtyard.
Le doux clapotis de la fontaine résonnait dans la cour.
Synonyms
flourish
sway
swing
display
splash
swashverb
swashed
Past Simple
swashed
Past Participle
swashing
Gerund
UK
/swɒʃ/
US
/swɑːʃ/
éclabousserAvec un liquide projeté avec force.
Storm waves swashed seawater onto the promenade.
Les vagues de tempête ont éclaboussé de l’eau de mer sur la promenade.
clapoterPour un liquide ou de l’eau.
The waves swashed against the rocks, creating a soothing rhythm.
Les vagues clapotaient contre les rochers, créant un rythme apaisant.
se pavanerSens familier ou littéraire.
He swashed into the room, drawing everyone's attention with his flamboyant outfit.
Il s’est pavané dans la pièce, attirant l’attention de tous avec sa tenue flamboyante.
Synonyms
brandish
flourish
swing
sway
splash
swashadjective
UK
/swɒʃ/
US
/swɑːʃ/
Used attributively to describe things related to the swash zone or water movement on a shore
de jet de riveGéographie littorale.
Swash sand transport plays a key role in shaping the shoreline.
Le transport sédimentaire de jet de rive joue un rôle clé dans le façonnement du littoral.

Definitions

swashnoun
The movement of water up the beach after a wave breaks.
The swash of the waves left a line of seaweed on the sand.
A narrow or shallow channel of water cutting across a sandbank or offshore shoal, providing a passage for small vessels or tidal flow.
The skipper guided the boat carefully through the swash that crossed the bar.
A dashing or flamboyant style or manner.
He entered the room with a swash that caught everyone's attention.
In typography, a decorative flourish or extended stroke on a letter, especially on capitals or at the ends of lines.
The elegant font featured long swashes on the initial capitals.
A splashing or rushing sound, especially of moving water, or the amount of water thus splashed.
The gentle swash of the fountain echoed through the courtyard.
swashverb
To move with a splashing sound, as water does.
The waves swashed against the rocks, creating a soothing rhythm.
To swagger or behave in a showy or ostentatious manner.
He swashed into the room, drawing everyone's attention with his flamboyant outfit.
To splash or dash (a liquid) against something or about, usually with force.
Storm waves swashed seawater onto the promenade.
swashadjective
Relating to or located in the swash zone of a beach, where waves run up and retreat.
Swash sand transport plays a key role in shaping the shoreline.
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