As it sailed out of harbour the yacht looked as graceful as a swan. — Яхта белым лебедем выплыла из гавани.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
swan — n. as graceful as a swan * * * [swɒn] as graceful as a swan … Combinatory dictionary
swan — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ black, white ▪ beautiful, graceful ▪ dying (figurative) SWAN + VERB ▪ float … Collocations dictionary
Swan — (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus}, {Olor}, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swan goose — Swan Swan (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swan shot — Swan Swan (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {Cygnus},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swan — swan1 [swän, swôn] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger schwan < IE base * swen , to sound, sing > L sonus,SOUND1 ] 1. pl. swans or swan any of several large bodied, web footed waterfowl (family Anatidae, esp. genus Cygnus) with a long, graceful… … English World dictionary
Swan Lake (1895) — Important Ballets *Revivals of Marius Petipa *Paquita (1847, *1881) *Le Corsaire (1858, 1863, 1868, 1885, 1899) The Pharaoh s Daughter (1862, *1885, *1898) Le Roi Candaule (1868, *1891, *1903) Don Quixote (1869, *1871) La Bayadère (1877, *1900)… … Wikipedia
swan — swan1 swanlike, adj. /swon/, n. 1. any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck and usually pure white plumage in the adult. Cf. mute swan, trumpeter swan, whistling swan, whooper swan. 2. a… … Universalium
Swan — /swon/, n. Sir Joseph Wilson, 1828 1914, British chemist, electrical engineer, and inventor. * * * I Long necked, heavy bodied, big footed waterfowl (genus Cygnus, family Anatidae). Among waterfowl, swans are the largest and fastest, both… … Universalium
Swan Arcade, Bradford — The Swan Arcade was a four storey building located between Market Street and Broadway, Bradford, UK and stood opposite the Wool Exchange. The Bradford Beck ran beneath. Architecture and history The Swan Arcade was designed in the Italianate style … Wikipedia
swan dive — noun a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water • Syn: ↑swallow dive • Hypernyms: ↑dive, ↑diving * * * noun : a front dive executed with the trunk extended, head back, back arched, and arms spread… … Useful english dictionary
