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swathed

/sweɪðd/

Translations

swathedpast participle

/sweɪðd/

Past participle of the verb "swathe" used adjectivally.

emmitoufléSurtout pour une personne ou un corps enveloppé dans plusieurs couches de tissu ou de matière.

The swathed baby slept quietly in her arms.

Le bébé emmitouflé dormait paisiblement dans ses bras.

enveloppéAussi au sens figuré, pour dire qu’un lieu ou un objet est entièrement couvert ou entouré.

The valley was swathed in a thick morning fog.

La vallée était enveloppée d’un épais brouillard matinal.

Synonyms

swatheverb

swathed

Past Simple

swathed

Past Simple

swathed

Past Participle

swathing

Gerund

/sweɪð/

envelopper

The landscape was swathed in a thick blanket of fog.

Le paysage était enveloppé d’une épaisse couverture de brouillard.

faucherAgriculture.

The workers rose at dawn to swathe the long grass in the meadow.

Les ouvriers se sont levés à l’aube pour faucher les hautes herbes de la prairie.

Additional translations

banderMédecine.

Synonyms

swathverb

swathed

Past Simple

swathed

Past Simple

swathed

Past Participle

swathing

Gerund

Rare/archaic variant of "swathe" meaning to wrap or bind.

banderRare, au sens de recouvrir ou entourer d'une bande.

The nurse swathed the wound with layers of gauze.

L'infirmière a bandé la plaie avec plusieurs couches de gaze.

Additional translations

emmailloterRare, sens plus général d'envelopper complètement.

Synonyms

wind around

wrap around

Definitions

swathedpast participle

Wrapped or enveloped in layers of fabric or material.

The swathed figure moved silently through the misty forest, almost blending with the fog.

Completely covered or surrounded by something such as darkness, mist, or secrecy.

The valley was swathed in a thick morning fog.

swatheverb

To wrap or bind with or as if with bandages.

The nurse swathed the patient's arm with a clean bandage.

To envelop or enclose completely.

The landscape was swathed in a thick blanket of fog.

To cut or mow (grass, grain, etc.), especially with a scythe.

The workers rose at dawn to swathe the long grass in the meadow.

swathverb

To wrap, bind, or envelop with or as if with bands; to swathe (rare).

The nurse swathed the wound with layers of gauze.