swoon
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(swūn) 
intr.v., swooned, swoon·ing, swoons.
intr.v., swooned, swoon·ing, swoons.
- To faint.
- To be overwhelmed by ecstatic joy.
- A fainting spell; syncope. See synonyms at blackout.
- A state of ecstasy or rapture.
[Middle English swounen, probably from iswowen, in a swoon, from Old English geswōgen, past participle of *swōgan, to suffocate.]
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swoon
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- To suffer temporary lack of consciousness: black out, faint, keel over, pass out. See awareness/unawareness.
noun
- A temporary loss of consciousness: blackout, faint. Pathology syncope. See awareness/unawareness.
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- Artist: Prefab Sprout
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- Release Date: 1984
- Total Time: 40:17
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
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Their full-length album debut is rough around the edges, but shows the band reaching beyond the tried and clichéd. ~ Scott Bultman, Rovi| Swonderful (2005 Album by Francie Zucco) | |
| Swoon (2008 Album by Brunnen) |
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Swoon (Prefab Sprout album)
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| Studio album by Prefab Sprout | ||||
| Released | March, 1984 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 40:46 | |||
| Label | Kitchenware | |||
| Producer | David Brewis & Prefab Sprout | |||
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Swoon is the first album by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released in March 1984. It has a markedly different, and less accessible, musical feel than their later works, featuring intricate guitar-based compositions that drew comparisons with Steely Dan and Aztec Camera.
Track listing
All tracks written by Paddy McAloon
- "Don't Sing" – 3:53
- "Cue Fanfare" – 4:06
- "Green Isaac" – 3:31
- "Here on the Eerie" – 4:00
- "Cruel" – 4:20
- "Couldn't Bear to Be Special" – 3:49
- "I Never Play Basketball Now" – 3:40
- "Ghost Town Blues" – 3:21
- "Elegance" – 3:45
- "Technique" – 4:38
- "Green Isaac II" – 1:30
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Swoon
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - besvime, falde i afmagt, gradvis dø hen
n. - besvimelse, afmagt
Nederlands (Dutch)
in zwijm vallen, bezwijming
Français (French)
v. intr. - (lit) défaillir, (fig) se pâmer
n. - pâmoison
Deutsch (German)
v. - ohnmächtig werden
n. - Ohnmacht
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (λόγ.) λιποθυμώ
n. - (λόγ.) λιποθυμία
Italiano (Italian)
svenire, svenimento
Português (Portuguese)
v. - desmaiar
n. - desmaio (m)
Русский (Russian)
обморок, восторженное состояние, экстаз
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - desmayarse, desvanecerse
n. - desmayo, desvanecimiento
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - svimma, dåna, dö bort (bild.)
n. - snygging
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
昏厥, 昏倒, 狂喜, 心醉神迷, 陶醉, 晕厥
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 昏厥, 昏倒, 狂喜, 心醉神迷
n. - 狂喜, 陶醉, 暈厥
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 기절하다, 쇠퇴하다, 약해지다
n. - 졸도, 기절
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 気絶しそうになる, 卒倒する, 気絶する
n. - 失神
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يغمى عليه , ينتشي , يتلاشى تدريجيا (الاسم) اغماء , نشوة , خدار
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - התעלף
n. - התעלפות
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