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[puːl] I сущ.1)а) лужа; лужица; прудок; озерцоShe found her husband dead in a pool of blood. — Она обнаружила, что её муж лежит мёртвый в луже крови.
Syn:в) омут; заводь; водоём со стоячей водойrock pool брит. / tide амер. pool — водоём, затопляемый только во время прилива
Syn:г) пятно, полоса ( света)a quartet of dancers in pool of light at center stage — четвёрка танцоров в луче света в центре сцены
The posts shone an intense pool of light over the crossing. — Фонари ярко освещали переход.
2) = swimming pool (плавательный) бассейнHe swam two lengths of the pool. — Он проплыл два бассейна.
outdoor pool; open-air pool — открытый бассейн
paddling pool — брит. "лягушатник" ( мелкая часть бассейна для детей)
wading pool — амер. бассейн для гребли
3) гидр. бьеф4) геол. нефтяная залежьII 1. сущ.1) общий фонд; объединённый резерв; общий котёлgene pool — биол. генетический фонд, генофонд
2)blind pool — "слепой" пул
б) бюро, объединениев) спорт. лига ( совокупность команд определённого класса)3)а) совокупность ставок (в картах, на скачках)б) ( the pools) брит.; мн.; = football pools футбольный тотализаторв) карт. пулька4) пул ( род игры в бильярд)2. гл.1)б) объединяться в пул, вступать в пул2) австрал.; разг. впутывать, вовлекать (кого-л. во что-л.)Syn: -
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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.) nadar2) (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).) nadar3) (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.) dar vueltas
2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) baño- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume
swim1 n bañoswim2 vb nadartr[swɪm]1 baño1 (gen) nadar2 (be covered in liquid) nadar (in, en), flotar (in, en); (be overflowing) estar cubierto,-a (((with, de), estar inundado,-a3 (spin, whirl) dar vueltas1 (cross river) cruzar a nado, cruzar nadando; (cover distance) nadar, hacer; (use particular stroke) nadar■ can you swim butterfly? ¿sabes nadar (estilo) mariposa?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in the swim estar al tanto, estar en la ondato go for a swim ir a nadarto have a swim bañarse, nadarto swim with the tide seguir la corrienteto swim against the tide ir contra la corriente1) : nadar2) float: flotar3) reel: dar vueltashis head was swimming: la cabeza le daba vueltasswim n: baño m, chapuzón mto go for a swim: ir a nadarn.• nadada s.f.• natación s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: swam, swum) = dar vueltas la cabeza v.• nadar v.• pasar a nado v.
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1. swɪm1) \<\<person/animal/fish\>\> nadarcan you swim? — ¿sabes nadar?
are you going swimming? — ¿vas a ir a nadar?
he swam across the river — cruzó el río nadando or a nado
2)a) ( float) flotarb) (be immersed, overflowing) (usu in -ing form)to swim IN something — nadar or flotar en algo
the tomatoes were swimming in oil — los tomates nadaban or flotaban en aceite
to swim WITH something: the bathroom floor was swimming with water — el suelo del baño estaba cubierto de agua
3) (of blurred, confused perceptions) dar* vueltas
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vt \<\<length\>\> nadar, hacer*; \<\<river\>\> cruzar* a nadoto swim breaststroke — nadar pecho or (Esp) a braza
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to go for a swim — ir* a nadar
to have a swim — nadar, bañarse, darse* un baño
[swɪm] (vb: pt swam) (pp swum)to be in the swim — estar* al tanto de lo que pasa, estar* en la onda (fam)
1.Nto have a swim — darse un baño, nadar
to go for a swim — ir a nadar or a bañarse
- be in the swim- keep in the swim2. VT1) [+ stretch of water] pasar a nado, cruzar a nadohe was the first man to swim the English channel — fue el primer hombre que cruzó a nado el Canal de la Mancha
2) [+ length, race] nadar3. VI1) [person, fish] nadar•
to swim across a river — pasar or cruzar un río a nado•
we shall have to swim for it * — tendremos que echarnos al agua, tendremos que salvarnos nadando•
to go swimming — ir a nadar or bañarse•
to learn to swim — aprender a nadar•
to swim out to sea — alejarse nadando de la playa•
to swim under water — nadar debajo del agua, bucear- swim against the stream or tide- swim with the stream or tide2) (=float) flotarthe meat was swimming in gravy — la carne flotaba or nadaba en la salsa
- be swimming in moneymy head is swimming — me estoy mareando, me da vueltas la cabeza
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1. [swɪm]1) \<\<person/animal/fish\>\> nadarcan you swim? — ¿sabes nadar?
are you going swimming? — ¿vas a ir a nadar?
he swam across the river — cruzó el río nadando or a nado
2)a) ( float) flotarb) (be immersed, overflowing) (usu in -ing form)to swim IN something — nadar or flotar en algo
the tomatoes were swimming in oil — los tomates nadaban or flotaban en aceite
to swim WITH something: the bathroom floor was swimming with water — el suelo del baño estaba cubierto de agua
3) (of blurred, confused perceptions) dar* vueltas
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vt \<\<length\>\> nadar, hacer*; \<\<river\>\> cruzar* a nadoto swim breaststroke — nadar pecho or (Esp) a braza
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to go for a swim — ir* a nadar
to have a swim — nadar, bañarse, darse* un baño
to be in the swim — estar* al tanto de lo que pasa, estar* en la onda (fam)
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[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.) svømme2) (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).) svømme3) (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.) køre rundt2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) svømmetur- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume* * *[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.) svømme2) (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).) svømme3) (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.) køre rundt2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) svømmetur- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
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[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.) plavati2) (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).) plavati3) (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.) vrteti se2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) plavanje- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume* * *I [swim]nounplavanje; figuratively rahlo drsenje; rib polno mesto, globina v reki; (redko) plavalni mehur; figuratively tok dogodkov, tekoči posli, posel; figuratively vrtogavica, omoticato be in (out of) the swim colloquially (ne) poznati tekoče posle ali razmere, (ne) biti na tekočemto have (to take) a swim — kópati se, plavatiII [swim]1.intransitive verbplavati, priplavati, plavati na vodi, pluti; (prah ipd.) plavati, viseti v zraku; figuratively kópati se; figuratively čutiti vrtoglavico, biti vrtoglav, vrteti se (komu); plavati (in v), biti preplavljen, kópati se (in v);2.transitive verbpreplavati, plavati (neko razdaljo); prisiliti, nagnati (koga), da plava; plavati na tekomovanju, prepeljati s plavanjem ( across čez)to swim against the stream — plavati proti toku (tudi figuratively)to swim to the bottom — potoniti, potopiti seto swim like a tailor's goose figuratively plavati kot kamen, potopiti seto swim with the tide (the stream) — plavati s tokom (tudi figuratively); figuratively pridružiti se večinito swim the river, the Channel — preplavati reko, Rokavski prelivthe cellar was swimming in wine — klet je plavala v vinu, je bila preplavljena z vinommy head swims — vrti se mi v glavi, imam vrtoglavicothe room swam before my eyes — zdelo se mi je, da se soba vrti okoli meneshe swam up to him figuratively zdrsnila je k njemu, kot da bi plavala -
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(a) (fish, animal) nager; (person → gen) nager; (→ for amusement) nager, se baigner; (→ for sport) nager, faire de la natation;∎ to swim for one's country faire partie de l'équipe nationale de natation;∎ we went swimming in the lake nous sommes allés nous baigner dans le lac;∎ she's learning to swim elle apprend à nager;∎ I can't swim! je ne sais pas nager!;∎ the lake was too cold to swim in le lac était trop froid pour qu'on s'y baigne;∎ to swim across a river traverser une rivière à la nage;∎ to swim upstream/downstream monter/descendre le courant à la nage;∎ she swam away from/back to the shore elle quitta/regagna la rive à la nage;∎ he managed to swim to safety il a réussi à se sauver en nageant;∎ the raft sank and they had to swim for it le radeau a coulé et ils ont été obligés de nager;∎ also figurative to swim against the tide nager à contre-courant(b) (be soaked) nager, baigner;∎ the salad was swimming in oil la salade baignait dans l'huile;∎ the kitchen floor was swimming with water le sol de la cuisine était inondé∎ my head is swimming j'ai la tête qui tourne;∎ everything swam before my eyes tout semblait tourner autour de moi(a) (river, lake etc) traverser à la nage;∎ she swam the (English) Channel elle a traversé la Manche à la nage(b) (a stroke) nager;∎ can you swim butterfly? est-ce que tu sais nager le papillon?(c) (distance) nager;∎ she swam ten lengths elle a fait dix longueurs∎ they swam their horses across the river ils ont fait traverser la rivière à leurs chevaux (à la nage)3 noun∎ he had his morning swim il s'est baigné comme tous les matins;∎ I feel like a swim j'ai envie d'aller me baigner;∎ it's a good twenty-minute swim out to the island il faut vingt bonnes minutes pour atteindre l'île à la nage;∎ it was a long hard swim back to the shore ça a été long et difficile de regagner la rive à la nage∎ to be in the swim (of things) être dans le coup►► swim bladder vessie f natatoire -
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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.) svømme, dra ut og svømme, bade2) (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).) svømme3) (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.) svimle/gå rundt for en2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) svømming; svømmetur, bad- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costumeflyteIsubst. \/swɪm\/1) svømming, svømmetur, bad2) (god) fiskeplass3) glidende gange, glidende bevegelsebe in the swim være i begivenhetenes sentrum, være med der det skjerbe out of the swim ikke være med på notene lenger, stå på sidelinjengo for a swim gå og badehave\/take a swim svømme, ta en svømmeturput someone in the swim innvie noen i sakenII1) svømme, svømme over, svømme gjennom2) ( også overført) (få til å) flyte3) bli oversvømt, flomme over4) ( også overført) svømme, velte seg5) ( også overført) gli, sveve, seilego swimming gå og bade, ta en svømmeturone's eyes swim det flimrer for øynene (på en)one's head swims det svimler for ensink or swim (la det) bære eller briste -
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[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.) nadar2) (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).) nadar3) (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.) andar à roda2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) banho- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume* * *[swim] n 1 natação, nado, ato de nadar, distância percorrida a nado. 2 the swim vida, corrente da vida. 3 vertigem, tontura. 4 situação geral. 5 área freqüentada por peixes. • vt+vi (ps swam, pp swum). 1 nadar. 2 atravessar a nado. 3 fazer nadar. 4 boiar, flutuar. 5 estar inundado, estar correndo. 6 deslizar. 7 estar tonto ou zonzo, girar. my head swims / minha cabeça gira. • adj de natação. to go for a swim, to take a swim nadar. to swim against the tide nadar contra a correnteza, ir contra a maioria. to swim like a rock fig afundar. to swim with the tide ir com a maioria, ter a mesma opinião que a maioria. -
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[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.) nadar2) (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).) nadar3) (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.) andar à roda2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) banho- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
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[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.) plavat2) (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).) (pře)plavat3) (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.) motat se2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) (za)plavání- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
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[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.) synda2) (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).) synda3) (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.) fljóta; svima, sundla2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) sund- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
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[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.) peldēt2) (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).) []peldēt; nopeldēt3) (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.) peldēt; reibt; iet raibam gar acīm2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) pelde; peldēšanās- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
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[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.) plaukti2) (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).) perplaukti, nuplaukti3) (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.) svaigti, suktis2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) (pa)plaukiojimas, pasimaudymas- swimmer- swimming
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- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
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[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.) plávať2) (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).) (pre)plávať3) (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.) krútiť sa2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) plávanie, zaplávanie si- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume* * *• vznášat sa• život• životný ruch• závodit v plávaní• závrat• zaplávat• udržovat sa na vode• urobit• tocit sa• topit sa• preplávat• pretekat• klzavý pohyb• beh udalostí• rybnaté miesto• plavit• plávat• plávanie• kruhy pred ocami• mdloba• motat sa -
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[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.) a înota2) (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).) a înota3) (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.) a se învârti2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) înot- swimmer- swimming
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- swimming-pool
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[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.) κολυμπώ2) (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).) καλύπτω απόσταση κολυμπώντας3) (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.) αίσθηση που δίνεται από ζάλη2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) κολύμπι- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
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swim [swɪm]1. noun[+ lake, river] traverser à la nage* * *[swɪm] 1.noun baignade f2.to go for a swim — (in sea, river) aller se baigner; ( in pool) aller à la piscine
transitive verb (p prés - mm-; prét swam; pp swum) nager [distance, stroke]; traverser [quelque chose] à la nage [river]; faire [quelque chose] à la nage [race]3.1) [person, animal] nager (in dans; out to vers, jusqu'à)2) ( be bathed)to be swimming in — baigner dans [sauce]
3) ( wobble) [scene, room] tourner••to be in the swim — être dans le coup (colloq)
sink or swim — marche ou crève (colloq)
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хорошо плавать, плавать как рыба; см. тж. swim like a brickThrow that madman into the sea; then we can pick him up. He swims like a cork. (Ch. Reade, ‘Foul Play’, ch. X) — Выбросьте этого безумца в море, а потом мы подберем его: он ведь плавает как рыба.
What a lovely deep pool! I can swim like a duck. (R. Blackmore, ‘Cradock Nowell’, ch. LIX) — Какой чудесный глубокий бассейн! Вот где можно будет поплавать.
A swagman sitting near our gate had told me he knew a man who had both legs off and yet he could swim like a fish. (A. Marshall, ‘I Can Jump Puddles’, ch. XXI) — Однажды бродяга, присевший отдохнуть у наших ворот, рассказал мне, что знал человека, у которого не было обеих ног, и все же он плавал как рыба.
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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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