sway
A. -noun
1. also swaying
(=movement) balanceo (m), oscilaciónoun (f)
a. [of train, bus, boat] vaivénoun (m), balanceo (m)
(=violent swaying) bamboleo (m)
(=violent jerk) sacudimiento (m)
(=totter) tambaleo (m)
2. (=rule) dominio (m)
(=influence) influencia (f)
(=power) poder (m)
·his sway over the party
·su influencia en el partido, su dominio del partido
·to bring a people under one'noun sway
·sojuzgar un pueblo
·to hold sway over a nation
·gobernar or dominar una naciónoun
·to hold sway over somebody
·mantener el dominio sobre somebody, someone
·this theory held sway during the 1970s
·esta teoría se impuso durante la década de los setenta
B. -intransitive verb
(=swing) balancearse, oscilar (gently) mecerse (violently) bambolearse
(=totter) tambalearse
·the train swayed from side to side
·el tren se balanceaba or bamboleaba de un lado para otro
·she sways as she walks
·se cimbrea al andar
C. -transitive verb
1. (=move) balancear (gently) mecer
[+hips] menear, cimbrear
2. (=influence) mover, influir en
·he is not swayed by any such considerations
·tales cosas no influyen en él en absoluto
·I allowed myself to be swayed
·me dejé influir
·these factors finally swayed me
·estos factores terminaron de or por convencerme
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