swathe

[US]/sweɪð/
[UK]/sweɪð/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. at omringe; at binde stramt; at pakke.
n. en bandage, stribe; en indpakning eller beklædning.
Word Forms
Pluralswathes
Past Tenseswathed
Past Participleswathed
Third Person Singularswathes
Present Participle

Phrases & Collocations

swathe of fabric

stykke stof

swathe of land

stykke jord

Example Sentences

a significant swathe of popular opinion.

en betydelig del af den populære mening.

vast swathes of countryside.

store dele af landskabet.

The new road cut a swathe through the countryside.

Den nye vej skar sig gennem landskabet.

His head was swathed in bandages.

Hans hoved var viklet ind i bandager.

her leg was swathed in bandages.

hendes ben var viklet ind i bandager.

a cot swathed in draperies and blue ribbons.

en vugge pakket ind i draperinger og blå bånd.

the combine had cut a deep swathe around the border of the fields.

udbyggeren havde skåret en dyb sti rundt om markernes kant.

his hands were swathed in bandages.

hans hænder var viklet ind i bandager.

Aids has cut a swathe through battalions of ordinary people.

Aids har skåret en bred bane gennem bataljoner af almindelige mennesker.

A doctor swathed in protective gear checks a patient in Manchuria during the 1910-11 outbreak of pneumatic plague, the last before the discovery of sulpha drugs in 1933.

En læge, der var viklet ind i beskyttelsesudstyr, undersøger en patient i Manchuria under udbruddet af pneumatisk pest i 1910-11, det sidste før opdagelsen af svovldis i 1933.

Real-world Examples

His armies had cut a swathe through Christian Europe.

Hans hære havde skåret en bred bane gennem det kristne Europa.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

Every year, fires ravage more swathes of the rain forest.

Hvert år hærger brande flere områder af regnskoven.

Source: Environment and Science

But the case by case system leaves large swathes of Americans uncovered.

Men systemet med sagsbehandling efter sag efterlader store dele af amerikanerne uden dækning.

Source: The story of origin

China's heat waves have blanketed large swathes of the country this year.

Kinas hedebølger har dækket store områder af landet i år.

Source: Intermediate English short passage

Huge swathes of land, farms and towns, remain underwater.

Store områder af land, landbrug og byer er stadig oversvømmet.

Source: PBS Interview Environmental Series

Now, gentlemen, frankly, this Department has got to cut a great swathe through all this stuffy Whitehall bureaucracy.

Nu, herrer, ærligt talt, skal denne afdeling skære igennem al denne stive Whitehall-byrokrati.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 1

They swathed their too much power.

De svøbte deres for store magt.

Source: Selected Literary Poems

Radar and satellites can cover swathes of land, yet they lack detail.

Radar og satellitter kan dække store områder, men mangler detaljer.

Source: The Economist - Technology

Whole swathes of the nation seeped in practices aliens of the American occupiers.

Store dele af nationen var gennemsyret af fremmede praksisser fra de amerikanske besættelser.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

Then, in the 1950s, the government nationalised great swathes of forests, presenting further obstacles to their nomadic life.

Derefter, i 1950'erne, nationaliserede regeringen store områder af skove, hvilket skabte yderligere hindringer for deres nomadeliv.

Source: Selected English short passages

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