swat

BrE /swɒt/ AmE /swæt/

verb en → es

past swatted pp swatted ing swatting

1 SWAT/FLY [transitive] B1

to hit or slap a fly, mosquito, etc., to make it go away

golpear, azotar (a un insecto)

  • swat something

Collocations swat a fly · swat a mosquito

  • He swatted the fly with his hand.

    Él azotó la mosca con la mano.

2 POLICE [noun] B2

a special police force in some countries, especially one that deals with serious crimes such as murder and terrorism

policía antidisturbios / fuerza especial de policía

Collocations swat team

  • The SWAT team was called in to deal with the hostage situation.

    Se llamó a la unidad de SWAT para tratar la situación con rehenes.