BEOLINGUS
Dictionary - TU Chemnitz

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Schwenk {m}; Drehung {f} swing [listen]

Schwenks {pl}; Drehungen {pl} swings

Kameraschwenk {m}; Schwenk {m} (Film, Video) panning shot; camera pan; pan (film, video) [listen]

Kameraschwenks {pl}; Schwenks {pl} panning shots; camera pans; pans

Reißschwenk {m} whip pan; swish pan; zip pan; flash pan; flick pan

vertikaler Schwenk tilt

Schwenk {m}; Wende {f}; Umschwung {m} [übtr.] [listen] turnaround; turnabout

Agrarwende {f} [pol.] turnaround in agricultural policy

Energiewende {f} [pol.] turnaround in energy policy; energy turnaround

Meinungsumschwung {m} turnaround in public opinion; turnabout in opinion

politischer Schwenk turnabout in policy

Verkehrswende {f} [pol.] turnaround in transport policy

einen Schwenk machen; umschwenken; abschweifen; (von etw.) abkommen {vi} [übtr.] to fly off/go off at a tangent [Br.]; to go off on a tangent [Am.]

Es ist schwer, sie zu einem festen Entschluss zu bewegen. Sie schwenkt immer wieder um. It's hard to get a firm decision out of her. She is always going off at a tangent.

Seine Gedanken waren meilenweit abgeschweift. His mind had gone off at a complete tangent.

Schwenk- und Neigekopf {m} [photo.] pan-and-tilt head