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1 swim
n. simning--------v. simma; flyta* * *[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.) simma2) (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).) simma3) (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.) gå runt, snurra, gunga2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) simtur- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
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2 swim like a fish
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3 swim with the tide
gå med strömmen, följa med strömmen -
4 sink or swim
de må bära eller brista, lyckas eller misslyckas -
5 teach a duck to swim
utföra onödigt arbete -
6 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) hela året om -
7 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) hela året om -
8 ask for
be om; fråga efter* * *1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) fråga efter2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) be om -
9 dip
n. dopp (ning); nedgång; sluttning; minskning--------v. doppa, sänka ned; sjunka; sänka* * *[dip] 1. past tense, past participle - dipped; verb1) (to lower into any liquid for a moment: He dipped his bread in the soup.) doppa2) (to slope downwards: The road dipped just beyond the crossroads.) slutta, sänka sig3) (to lower the beam of (car headlights): He dipped his lights as the other car approached.) blända av4) ((of a ship) to lower (a flag) briefly in salute.) hälsa []2. noun1) (a hollow (in a road etc): The car was hidden by a dip in the road.) sänka, svacka2) (a soft, savoury mixture in which a biscuit etc can be dipped: a cheese dip.) dipsås3) (a short swim: a dip in the sea.) dopp•- dip into -
10 learn
v. lära sig; studera; inse; erfara, få veta; vänja sig; lära sig utantill* * *[lə:n]past tense, past participles - learned, learnt; verb1) (to get to know: It was then that I learned that she was dead.) få erfara, bli varse2) (to gain knowledge or skill (in): A child is always learning; to learn French; She is learning (how) to swim.) lära sig•- learned- learner
- learning
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11 of course
självklart* * *(naturally or obviously: Of course, he didn't tell me any secrets; Of course I can swim.) naturligtvis -
12 relay race
stafettlöpning (lopp i vilket medlemmarna i laget växelvis byter ut varandra)* * *(a race between teams of runners, swimmers etc, in which the members of the team run, swim etc one after another, each covering one part of the total distance to be run, swum etc.) stafettlopp, lagkapp[] -
13 skinny-dipping
noun ((slang): go skinny-dipping to swim naked.) -
14 sponsor
n. garant; beskyddare, främjare, gynnare; sponsor--------v. vara sponsor för; ställa sig bakom någon* * *['sponsə] 1. verb1) (to take on the financial responsibility for (a person, project etc), often as a form of advertising or for charity: The firm sponsors several golf tournaments.) sponsra2) (to promise (a person) that one will pay a certain sum of money to a charity etc if that person completes a set task (eg a walk, swim etc).) sponsra, gynna2. noun(a person, firm etc that acts in this way.) sponsor -
15 swam
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16 swimmer
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17 swum
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18 towel
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19 upstream
adj. som går mot strömmen--------adv. uppför strömmen* * *adverb (towards the upper part or source of a stream, river etc: Salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs.) uppströms -
20 used to
['ju:stu]- negative short forms usedn't to, usen't to ['ju:sntu] (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc: I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there?) brukade
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