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1 nuotare
swim* * *nuotare v. intr.1 to swim*: nuotava sott'acqua, he swam under water; so nuotare a rana, a crawl, a farfalla, a dorso, a delfino, I can do the breaststroke, the crawl, the butterfly stroke, the backstroke, the dolphin; nuotare come un pesce, to swim like a fish; nuotare controcorrente, to swim against the stream; nuotare sul dorso, sul fianco, to swim on one's back, on one's side; nuotare come il piombo, (scherz.) to swim like a stone (o a brick) // i piedi gli nuotano nelle scarpe, he flops around in his shoes2 ( di cose, essere immerse, galleggiare) to swim*: quelle patate nuotano nell'olio, those potatoes are swimming in oil // nuotare nell'aria, (fig.) to float3 (fig.) ( sguazzare) to swim*, to roll, to wallow: nuotare nell'abbondanza, nell'oro, to be rolling (o to wallow) in money; nuotare nei debiti, to be deep in debt; nuotare nella gioia, to be overjoyed* * *[nwo'tare]1. vinuotare a rana/sul dorso — to do the breaststroke/backstroke
2. vt* * *[nwo'tare] 1.verbo transitivo to swim*2.1) to swim*nuotare a dorso, rana, farfalla — to do o swim the backstroke, breast stroke, butterfly (stroke)
2) fig.nuotare nell'abbondanza — to be o live in clover
nuotare nell'oro — to wallow in luxury, to be rolling in it
* * *nuotare/nwo'tare/ [1]to swim*; nuotare i cento metri to swim the hundred metres(aus. avere)1 to swim*; nuotare a dorso, rana, farfalla to do o swim the backstroke, breast stroke, butterfly (stroke)2 fig. nuotare nell'abbondanza to be o live in clover; i pomodori nuotano nell'olio the tomatoes are swimming in oil; nuotare nell'oro to wallow in luxury, to be rolling in it.
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