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1 grovel
['grɒvl]1) (anche grovel about, grovel around) (crawl) strisciare per terra2) fig. strisciare, umiliarsi (to, before davanti a)* * *['ɡrovl]past tense, past participle - grovelled; verb(to make oneself (too) humble: He grovelled before his leader.) umiliarsi* * *['grɒvl]1) (anche grovel about, grovel around) (crawl) strisciare per terra2) fig. strisciare, umiliarsi (to, before davanti a) -
2 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
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- 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]
3) (wobble) [scene, room] girare••
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