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1 swim
(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 -
2 length
length [leŋθ]1 noun(a) (measurement, distance) longueur f;∎ what length is the room? quelle est la longueur de la pièce?;∎ the room is 20 metres in length la pièce fait 20 mètres de long ou de longueur;∎ a river 200 kilometres in length un fleuve long de 200 kilomètres;∎ we walked the length of the garden nous sommes allés jusqu'au bout du jardin;∎ flower beds ran the length of the street il y avait des massifs de fleurs tout le long de la rue;∎ British the ship can turn in its own length le navire peut virer sur place;∎ throughout the length and breadth of the continent partout sur le continent;∎ what length skirts are in this year? (in fashion) quelle est la longueur des jupes cette année?∎ to go to considerable or great lengths to do sth se donner beaucoup de mal pour faire qch;∎ he would go to any lengths to meet her il ferait n'importe quoi pour la rencontrer;∎ I never dreamed that they would go to such lengths je n'aurais jamais imaginé qu'ils iraient si loin(c) (duration) durée f, longueur f;∎ the length of time required to do sth le temps qu'il faut pour faire qch;∎ the wine is kept in casks for a great length of time le vin séjourne très longtemps dans des fûts;∎ bonuses are given for length of service les primes sont accordées selon l'ancienneté∎ articles must be less than 5,000 words in length les articles doivent faire moins de 5 000 mots;∎ his essay was a bit over/under length sa dissertation était un peu trop longue/courte∎ to win by a length/by half a length gagner d'une longueur/d'une demi-longueur;∎ to have a three-length lead avoir trois longueurs d'avance;∎ I swam ten lengths j'ai fait dix longueurs(f) (piece → of string, tubing) morceau m, bout m; (→ of wood) morceau m; (→ of wallpaper) lé m; (→ of fabric) pièce f;∎ a length of curtain material une pièce de tissu pour faire des rideaux;∎ what length of material do I need to make these curtains? quel métrage faut-il pour faire ces rideaux?∎ to slip sb a length (have sex with) glisser un bout à qn, tringler qn(finally) finalement, enfin; (in detail, for a long time) longuement;∎ she went on or spoke at some length about her experience elle a parlé assez longuement de son expérience
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