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(swūn) pronunciation
intr.v., swooned, swoon·ing, swoons.
  1. To faint.
  2. To be overwhelmed by ecstatic joy.
n.
  1. A fainting spell; syncope. See synonyms at blackout.
  2. 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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verb

    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.

  • Artist: Prefab Sprout
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • 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

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Swoon (Prefab Sprout album)

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Swoon
Studio album by Prefab Sprout
Released March, 1984
Genre Pop
Length 40:46
Label Kitchenware
Producer David Brewis & Prefab Sprout
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Prefab Sprout chronology
Swoon
(1984)
Steve McQueen
(1985)

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

  1. "Don't Sing" – 3:53
  2. "Cue Fanfare" – 4:06
  3. "Green Isaac" – 3:31
  4. "Here on the Eerie" – 4:00
  5. "Cruel" – 4:20
  6. "Couldn't Bear to Be Special" – 3:49
  7. "I Never Play Basketball Now" – 3:40
  8. "Ghost Town Blues" – 3:21
  9. "Elegance" – 3:45
  10. "Technique" – 4:38
  11. "Green Isaac II" – 1:30

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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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