swoop up

• Verbe à particule désignant le fait de ramasser ou de saisir rapidement quelque chose, souvent d'un mouvement ample ou brusque.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of quickly picking up or seizing something, often with a sweeping motion.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Pick up quicklyinformal

   To lift or take something from a surface with a swift, sweeping motion.

   ramasser d'un geste vif

   • She swooped up the child and carried him to safety.
   • He swooped up the papers from the desk before the wind blew them away.
   • The mother swooped up her toddler just as he was about to fall.

   Synonymesgrabscoop upseizesnatch upsweep up

   Antonymesdepositdroplayplaceputset

2. Acquire or buy quicklyinformal

   To obtain or purchase something eagerly and quickly, often before others can.

   s'emparer de / acheter rapidement

   • Collectors swooped up all the limited edition prints within hours.
   • Investors swooped up shares of the new company as soon as they were available.
   • She swooped up the last pair of shoes on sale.

   Synonymesbagbuy upgrabnabprocurescoop upsecuresnap upsnatch up

Verbe de baseswoop