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1 svømme
* * *vb swim;( flyde) float, swim;( om bokser: være svimmel) be groggy;[ svømme hen]( i rørelse) become sentimental;( om person) be covered with blood,(om gade etc) be running with blood;[ svømme i penge] be rolling in money;[ svømme i tårer] be dissolved (el. bathed) in tears;[ svømme ovenpå], se ovenpå;[ svømme over en flod] swim (across) a river;(fig: ikke kunne klare det) be out of one's depth,( være forvirret) be all at sea;(se også svømmende). -
2 strøm
cascade, current, electricity, flow, gush, influx, stream* * *(en -me)( i hav, sø, luft etc, også elekt) current;( vandløb, å) stream;( rivende bjergstrøm) torrent;( rolig vandstrøm, fx i rør) flow;( tidevand) tide;(fig: jævn strøm) flow ( fx of traffic, of words),( mængde) stream ( fx of cars, of lava, of immigrants),( stærkere) flood ( fx of abuse, of immigrants, of letters, of tears),( voldsom) torrent ( fx of abuse, of oaths, of tears),( pludselig) spate ( fx of words, of new books, of letters);( også) a string of oaths;[ slutte strømmen] close the circuit;[ afbryde strømmen] break the circuit;[ i strømme] in torrents;(fig) swim (el. go) with the tide;[ gå mod strømmen] swim (el. go) against the tide;[ strømmen vender] the tide turns.
См. также в других словарях:
swim with — ● swim … Useful english dictionary
swim with the tide — swim against/with/the tide phrase to do or believe the opposite to other people the same as other people Thesaurus: to be similar to, or the same as, something or someonesynonym to be different from somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
swim with the tide — If you swim with the tide, you do the same as people around you and accept the general consensus. ( Go with the tide is an alternative form.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
swim with/against the tide — see ↑tide, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑swim … Useful english dictionary
swim with the fishes — If someone is swimming with the fishes, they are dead, especially if they have been murdered. Sleep with the fishes is an alternative form … The small dictionary of idiomes
swim with the tide — go/swim with the tide go/swim against the tide to do the opposite of what most other people are doing. If you don t feel strongly about an issue, you may as well just swim with the tide … New idioms dictionary
swim with the tide — If you swim with the tide, you do the same as people around you and accept the general consensus. ( Go with the tide is an alternative form.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
swim with the fishes — If someone is swimming with the fishes, they are dead, especially if they have been murdered. Sleep with the fishes is an alternative form. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Swim with the fishes — If someone is swimming with the fishes, they are dead, especially if they have been murdered. Sleep with the fishes is an alternative form … Dictionary of English idioms
swim with the tide — go with the flow, do as everyone else does … English contemporary dictionary
go/swim with/against the tide — ◇ If you go/swim with/against the tide, you think or behave in a way that agrees/disagrees with how most other people think or behave. Politically, she tends to go against the tide on her college campus. [=she tends to have different political… … Useful english dictionary