- bandazo
- m.1 lurch.dar bandazos to lurch; (barco, borracho) to chop and change (ir sin rumbo)dar un bandazo to swerve violently (con el volante)2 violent roll, lurch.* * *bandazo► nombre masculino1 lurch\FRASEOLOGÍAdar bandazos to lurch* * *SM1) (=sacudida) [al andar] lurch, jolt; (Náut) heavy roll; LAm (Aer) air pocket, sudden drop
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dar bandazos, el coche iba dando bandazos — the car swerved from side to sidecaminaba dando bandazos — he stumbled along, he reeled from side to side
2) (=cambio repentino) marked shift* * *masculino* * *= lurch.Ex. The leftward lurch in the Swedish Social-Democratic Party since 1973 led to a sudden demand for 'industrial democracy' & 'worker participation.----* dar bandazos = lurch.* * *masculino* * *= lurch.Ex: The leftward lurch in the Swedish Social-Democratic Party since 1973 led to a sudden demand for 'industrial democracy' & 'worker participation.
* dar bandazos = lurch.* * *bandazomasculinela bola entró después de dos bandazos the ball went in off two cushionsdar bandazos: sujeta bien el equipaje para que no dé bandazos make sure the luggage is tied down properly so that it doesn't move aboutla rueda reventó y el coche empezó a dar bandazos the tire burst and the car started swerving all over the roadiba dando bandazos por el pasillo he lurched from side to side as he went along the corridordaba bandazos de un empleo a otro she was constantly moving from one job to anotherdar el bandazo (Méx); to change sides* * *
bandazo sustantivo masculino:◊ dar bandazos [equipaje] to move about;
[coche] to swerve about
bandazo sustantivo masculino lurch: el coche iba dando bandazos, the car was lurching
'bandazo' also found in these entries:
English:
lurch
* * *bandazo nm[de barco, avión] lurch;dar bandazos [barco, avión] to lurch;dar un bandazo [con el volante] to swerve violently;el borracho bajaba por la calle dando bandazos the drunk was lurching from side to side as he walked down the street;su estilo da continuos bandazos he is constantly chopping and changing his style* * *bandazom:dar bandazos de coche swerve* * *bandazo nm: swerving, lurch
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.