swathe

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

Translation

vt. att omge; att binda tätt; att svepa
n. ett bandage, remsa; ett svepande eller täckande
Word Forms
Pluralswathes
Past Tenseswathed
Past Participleswathed
Third Person Singularswathes
Present Participle

Phrases & Collocations

swathe of fabric

tygstycke

swathe of land

landremsa

Example Sentences

a significant swathe of popular opinion.

en betydande del av den populära åsikten.

vast swathes of countryside.

stora landområden.

The new road cut a swathe through the countryside.

Den nya vägen skar genom landskapet.

His head was swathed in bandages.

Hans huvud var lindat i bandage.

her leg was swathed in bandages.

Hennes ben var lindat i bandage.

a cot swathed in draperies and blue ribbons.

en spjälsäng draperad i tyger och blåa band.

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

skördetröske hade skördat en djup fåra runt fälternas kant.

his hands were swathed in bandages.

Hans händer var lindade i bandage.

Aids has cut a swathe through battalions of ordinary people.

Aids har skörat genom bataljoner av vanliga människor.

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 läkare lindad i skyddsutrustning kontrollerar en patient i Manchuria under utbrottet av pneumatisk pest 1910-11, det sista innan upptäckten av sulfa-läkemedel 1933.

Real-world Examples

His armies had cut a swathe through Christian Europe.

Hans arméer hade skurit en bred stig genom kristna Europa.

Source: BBC documentary "Civilization"

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

Varje år härjar bränder över större områden av regnskogen.

Source: Environment and Science

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

Men systemet med fall efter fall lämnar stora delar av amerikanerna utan täckning.

Source: The story of origin

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

Kinesiska värmeböljor har täckt stora områden av landet i år.

Source: Intermediate English short passage

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

Enorma områden av land, gårdar och städer, ligger fortfarande under vatten.

Source: PBS Interview Environmental Series

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

Nu, herrar, ärligt talat, måste denna avdelning skära igenom all denna stela Whitehall-byråkrati.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 1

They swathed their too much power.

De svepte in deras alltför stora makt.

Source: Selected Literary Poems

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

Radar och satelliter kan täcka stora områden, men saknar detaljer.

Source: The Economist - Technology

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

Hela områden av nationen genomsyrades av metoder som var främmande för de amerikanska ockupanterna.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

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

Sedan, på 1950-talet, nationaliserade regeringen stora områden av skog, vilket skapade ytterligare hinder för deras nomaderiska liv.

Source: Selected English short passages

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