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1 ♦ swimming
♦ swimming /ˈswɪmɪŋ/A n. [u]B a. attr.● ( sport) swimming bath, piscina pubblica (coperta) □ (zool.) swimming bell, ombrello ( di meduse, ecc.) □ swimming belt, cintura di salvataggio; salvagente a cintura □ a swimming bird, un uccello nuotatore □ (zool.) swimming bladder, vescica natatoria □ a swimming brain, la testa che gira □ swimming cap, cuffia (da bagno) □ swimming costume, costume da bagno ( da donna) □ swimming event, gara di nuoto □ swimming eyes, occhi umidi, bagnati di pianto □ swimming goggles, occhialini da nuoto □ swimming in the head, giramento di testa; capogiro; vertigine □ swimming lane, corsia di nuoto □ ( sport) swimming pool, piscina (all'aperto) □ (miner.) swimming stone, quarzo poroso e spugnoso □ swimming trunks, slip da bagno; costume da bagno ( da uomo); mutandine da bagno □ swimming with flippers ( USA: with fins), nuoto pinnato □ eyes swimming with tears, occhi pieni di lacrime; occhi lacrimosi. -
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['swɪmɪŋ] 1.nome nuoto m.2.to go swimming — (in sea, river) andare a fare il bagno; (in pool) andare a nuotare
modificatore [contest, course, instructor] di nuoto* * *adjective (covered with, or floating in, a liquid: meat swimming in/with grease.) (che nuota)* * *['swɪmɪŋ] 1.nome nuoto m.2.to go swimming — (in sea, river) andare a fare il bagno; (in pool) andare a nuotare
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3 swimming swim·ming n
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4 swimming trunks
nome plurale ( a pair of) swimming trunks un costume da bagno (da uomo)* * *nplcalzoncini mpl da bagno* * *nome plurale ( a pair of) swimming trunks un costume da bagno (da uomo) -
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nouns (an indoor or outdoor pool for swimming in.) piscina -
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10 swimming cap
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12 swimming gala
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13 swimming pool
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14 synchronized swimming syn·chro·nized swim·ming n
English-Italian dictionary > synchronized swimming syn·chro·nized swim·ming n
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15 swim
I [swɪm]nome nuotata f.to go for a swim — (in sea, river) andare a fare il bagno; (in pool) andare a fare una nuotata
••II 1. [swɪm]verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - mm-; pass. swam; p.pass. swum) nuotare [length, stroke]; attraversare a nuoto [ river]2.1) [person, animal] nuotare ( out to verso, fino a)to swim across sth. — attraversare qcs. a nuoto
2) (be bathed)to be swimming in — nuotare o essere affogato in [ sauce]
3) (wobble) [scene, room] girare••* * *[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) nuotare2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) nuotare3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) girare2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) nuotata- swimmer- swimming
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- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
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- swimming-costume* * *swim /swɪm/n.1 nuoto; il nuotare2 nuotata; nuotatina; bagno ( al mare, in un lago, ecc.): Let's go for a swim, andiamo a fare una nuotata!4 (fam.) giramento di testa; capogiro5 (fam.) giro (fig.)● (zool.) swim bladder, vescica natatoria □ swim fin, pinna da sommozzatore □ (fig. fam.) to be in the swim, essere nel giro (fam.); essere sulla cresta dell'onda (fig.); essere aggiornato, essere al corrente □ (fig. fam.) to be out of the swim, essere fuori del giro (fam.); non essere al corrente □ My head was in a swim, mi girava la testa.♦ (to) swim /swɪm/A v. i.1 nuotare ( anche fig.); fare il bagno ( in mare, nel lago, ecc.); I cannot swim, non so nuotare; Shall we go swimming?, andiamo a nuotare (o a fare il bagno)?2 (fig.) essere immerso; ( di cose; spec. cucina) galleggiare; nuotare (fig.): to swim in riches, nuotare nella ricchezza; potatoes swimming in oil, patate che galleggiano (o nuotano) nell'olio4 essere bagnato (o coperto, soffuso, inondato): Her eyes were swimming with tears, aveva gli occhi inondati di lacrime; The floor was swimming in blood, il pavimento era coperto di sangue5 girare; roteare: The room began to swim around me ( o before my eyes), la stanza ha cominciato a girare intorno a me (o a girarmi davanti agli occhi); My head is swimming, mi gira la testaB v. t.2 far nuotare; fare attraversare a nuoto: to swim one's cattle across a river, far passare a nuoto un fiume al proprio bestiame3 ( sport) nuotare; fare: to swim freestyle [crawl], nuotare a stile libero; to swim backstroke, nuotare a dorso● to swim against the tide (o the stream), nuotare contro corrente; (fig.) andare controcorrente □ (fam.) to swim for it, salvarsi a nuoto □ to swim for the shore, nuotare verso la riva □ (scherz.) to swim like a brick, nuotare come un mattone, come il piombo □ to swim like a fish, nuotare come un pesce □ (scherz.) to swim like a stone (o like a tailor's goose), nuotare come un mattone, come il piombo □ ( sport) to swim a race, partecipare a una gara di nuoto □ to swim a stroke, dare una bracciata □ ( pallanuoto) to swim with the ball, accompagnare la palla ( a nuoto) □ to swim with the tide (o with the stream), andare con la corrente ( anche fig.); far quel che fan tutti □ I cannot swim a stroke, non so dare neanche una bracciata; non so nuotare affatto □ My heart swam with joy, il cuore mi traboccava di gioia □ (prov.) Sink or swim, o bere o affogare.* * *I [swɪm]nome nuotata f.to go for a swim — (in sea, river) andare a fare il bagno; (in pool) andare a fare una nuotata
••II 1. [swɪm]verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - mm-; pass. swam; p.pass. swum) nuotare [length, stroke]; attraversare a nuoto [ river]2.1) [person, animal] nuotare ( out to verso, fino a)to swim across sth. — attraversare qcs. a nuoto
2) (be bathed)to be swimming in — nuotare o essere affogato in [ sauce]
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['kɒstjuːm] [AE -tuːm]1) (outfit) costume m.2) BE (anche swimming costume) costume m. da bagno* * *['kostju:m]1) (an outfit, especially for a particular purpose: swimming-costume.) costume2) (dress, clothes: eighteenth-century costume.) costume* * *costume /ˈkɒstju:m/, ( USA) /ˈkɒstu:m/n. [cu]1 abito, vestito (spec. caratteristico d'una regione o di un'epoca storica): Victorian costumes, abiti vittoriani; national costume, costume nazionale5 (antiq.) tailleur; abito a due pezzi● costume ball, ballo in costume □ (cinem., teatr.) costume designer, costumista □ costume drama, film (lavoro teatrale, ecc.) in costume □ costume jewellery, gioielli artificiali; bigiotteria □ costume party, festa in maschera □ costume play, opera teatrale in costume.(to) costume /ˈkɒstju:m/, ( USA) /ˈkɒstu:m/v. t.2 mettere in costume; vestire.* * *['kɒstjuːm] [AE -tuːm]1) (outfit) costume m.2) BE (anche swimming costume) costume m. da bagno -
17 swim ***
[swɪm] swam vb: pt swum pp1. n1) nuotata2) fam2. vt(river etc) attraversare a nuoto, (distance) nuotare per3. vi(gen) nuotare, (as sport) fare nuoto -
18 stroke
I 1. [strəʊk]1) (blow) colpo m.; (in tennis, golf) tiro m., colpo m.2) fig. (touch) colpo m.at one o at a single stroke in un solo colpo; a stroke of luck un colpo di fortuna; a stroke of genius — un colpo di genio
3) (in swimming) (movement) bracciata f.; (style) nuoto m.4) sport (in rowing) colpo m. di remi, remata f.5) (mark) (of pen) tratto m.; (of brush) tocco m., pennellata f.6) (in punctuation) barra f. obliqua7) (of clock) colpo m., rintocco m.8) med. colpo m. apoplettico9) (caress) carezza f.2.to give sb., sth. a stroke — accarezzare qcn., qcs
modificatore med.stroke victim, stroke patient — (paziente) apoplettico
••not to do a stroke of work — non fare niente, battere la fiacca
II [strəʊk]to put sb. off their stroke — (upset timing) fare perdere il ritmo a qcn.; fig. (disconcert) disturbare qcn., fare perdere la concentrazione a qcn
1) (caress) accarezzare [person, animal]2) sport (in rowing)* * *[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.)2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!)3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.)4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.)5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.)6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?)7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.)8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.)•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.)2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.)* * *I 1. [strəʊk]1) (blow) colpo m.; (in tennis, golf) tiro m., colpo m.2) fig. (touch) colpo m.at one o at a single stroke in un solo colpo; a stroke of luck un colpo di fortuna; a stroke of genius — un colpo di genio
3) (in swimming) (movement) bracciata f.; (style) nuoto m.4) sport (in rowing) colpo m. di remi, remata f.5) (mark) (of pen) tratto m.; (of brush) tocco m., pennellata f.6) (in punctuation) barra f. obliqua7) (of clock) colpo m., rintocco m.8) med. colpo m. apoplettico9) (caress) carezza f.2.to give sb., sth. a stroke — accarezzare qcn., qcs
modificatore med.stroke victim, stroke patient — (paziente) apoplettico
••not to do a stroke of work — non fare niente, battere la fiacca
II [strəʊk]to put sb. off their stroke — (upset timing) fare perdere il ritmo a qcn.; fig. (disconcert) disturbare qcn., fare perdere la concentrazione a qcn
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[ə'tendənt] 1.aggettivo form.1) (associated) [cost, danger, issue] relativo, connesso; [ symptom] concomitante2) (attending) [helper, bodyguard] al servizio di2.nome (in cloakroom) guardarobiere m. (-a); (in museum, car park) custode m. e f., sorvegliante m. e f.; (in cinema) maschera f.; (at petrol station) benzinaio m. (-a); (at swimming pool) bagnino m. (-a)* * *noun (a person employed to look after someone or something: a car-park attendant.) guardiano, custode* * *attendant /əˈtɛndənt/A a.1 che accompagna; concomitante; connesso: war and its attendant calamities, la guerra e le sventure che l'accompagnano; attendant circumstances, circostanze concomitanti2 che assiste; che accompagna; che è al seguito: to be attendant on sb., accompagnare q.; essere al seguito di q.B n.1 guardiano; sorvegliante; custode; inserviente; addetto; assistente: museum attendant, custode di museo; swimming pool attendant, addetto alla piscina; bagnino; (aeron.) flight attendant, assistente di volo; garage attendant, garagista; benzinaio; cloakroom attendant, guardarobiere2 accompagnatore; persona del seguito: the queen and her attendants, la regina e le dame del suo seguito (o e il suo seguito)3 (persona) presente, frequentatore (spec. rif. a funzione, cerimonia, ecc.): regular church attendant, uno che va regolamente in chiesa; osservante.* * *[ə'tendənt] 1.aggettivo form.1) (associated) [cost, danger, issue] relativo, connesso; [ symptom] concomitante2) (attending) [helper, bodyguard] al servizio di2.nome (in cloakroom) guardarobiere m. (-a); (in museum, car park) custode m. e f., sorvegliante m. e f.; (in cinema) maschera f.; (at petrol station) benzinaio m. (-a); (at swimming pool) bagnino m. (-a) -
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['medlɪ]1) mus. medley m., pot-pourri m.2) (in swimming) gara f. mista3) (mixture) (of people, groups) miscuglio m., mescolanza f.* * *['medli](a piece of music put together from a number of other pieces: She sang a medley of old songs.) pot-pourri* * *medley /ˈmɛdlɪ/n.1 mescolanza; miscuglio; guazzabuglio: a medley of nationalities, un miscuglio di nazionalità diverse; a medley of feelings, un guazzabuglio di sentimenti2 (letter.) miscellanea; zibaldone3 (mus.) medley; pot-pourri● ( nuoto) medley relay, staffetta stile misto □ medley swimmer, nuotatore stile misto; mistista □ medley swimming, stile misto ( nel nuoto).* * *['medlɪ]1) mus. medley m., pot-pourri m.2) (in swimming) gara f. mista3) (mixture) (of people, groups) miscuglio m., mescolanza f.
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