German-English translations for schwenken

brandish
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Yet now that the rules have been smashed, the Commission cannot continue to brandish the Tables of the Law. Nun aber, da die Regeln verletzt wurden, kann die Kommission nicht weiter die Gesetzestafeln schwenken. He brandished his sword at the pirates.to brandish syllogisms
flip
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Well decide this on a flip of a coin.The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool.Justin Bieber and Zac Efron are among the celebrities who wore a flip.

flourish
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The barley flourished in the warm weatherThe town flourished with the coming of the railwayThe cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business
slewThe single line was slewed onto the disused up formation to make way for the future redoubling.She has a slew of papers and notebooks strewn all over her desk
sway
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The old song caused a little sway in everyone in the room.I doubt Ill hold much sway with someone so powerful.sway to the music; The trees swayed in the breeze
wave
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(Several members of the Green Group in the European Parliament waved piracy flags) (Einige Abgeordnete der V-Fraktion schwenken Piratenflaggen.) Mr Barroso said it's becoming fashionable to be Populist and wave the flag of xenophobia. Herr Barroso hat erklärt, dass es schick geworden ist, populistisch zu sein und die Fahne der Ausländerfeindlichkeit zu schwenken. We know that it is now fashionable in some quarters to be extremist or populist, or indeed sometimes to wave the flags of xenophobia. Wir wissen, dass es zurzeit in einigen Gegenden Mode ist, extremistisch oder populistisch gesinnt zu sein oder tatsächlich die Fahnen der Ausländerfeindlichkeit zu schwenken.