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(a) (fish, animal) nager; (person → gen) nager; (→ for amusement) nager, se baigner; (→ for sport) nager, faire de la natation;∎ to swim for one's country faire partie de l'équipe nationale de natation;∎ we went swimming in the lake nous sommes allés nous baigner dans le lac;∎ she's learning to swim elle apprend à nager;∎ I can't swim! je ne sais pas nager!;∎ the lake was too cold to swim in le lac était trop froid pour qu'on s'y baigne;∎ to swim across a river traverser une rivière à la nage;∎ to swim upstream/downstream monter/descendre le courant à la nage;∎ she swam away from/back to the shore elle quitta/regagna la rive à la nage;∎ he managed to swim to safety il a réussi à se sauver en nageant;∎ the raft sank and they had to swim for it le radeau a coulé et ils ont été obligés de nager;∎ also figurative to swim against the tide nager à contre-courant(b) (be soaked) nager, baigner;∎ the salad was swimming in oil la salade baignait dans l'huile;∎ the kitchen floor was swimming with water le sol de la cuisine était inondé∎ my head is swimming j'ai la tête qui tourne;∎ everything swam before my eyes tout semblait tourner autour de moi(a) (river, lake etc) traverser à la nage;∎ she swam the (English) Channel elle a traversé la Manche à la nage(b) (a stroke) nager;∎ can you swim butterfly? est-ce que tu sais nager le papillon?(c) (distance) nager;∎ she swam ten lengths elle a fait dix longueurs∎ they swam their horses across the river ils ont fait traverser la rivière à leurs chevaux (à la nage)3 noun∎ he had his morning swim il s'est baigné comme tous les matins;∎ I feel like a swim j'ai envie d'aller me baigner;∎ it's a good twenty-minute swim out to the island il faut vingt bonnes minutes pour atteindre l'île à la nage;∎ it was a long hard swim back to the shore ça a été long et difficile de regagner la rive à la nage∎ to be in the swim (of things) être dans le coup►► swim bladder vessie f natatoire
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