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1 dive
1. verb1) (to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air: He dived off a rock into the sea.) mergulhar2) (to go quickly and suddenly out of sight: She dived down a back street and into a shop.) mergulhar2. noun(an act of diving: She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool.) mergulho- diver- diving-board
- great diving beetle* * *[daiv] n 1 mergulho, salto de cabeça para baixo. 2 movimento súbito e rápido. 3 Amer sl espelunca, antro, casa de bebidas e de jogo, casa de má reputação. • vt+vi 1 mergulhar(-se), afundar, imergir, submergir, arrojar-se de cabeça na água. 2 penetrar, sondar, entranhar-se, ( into) profundar. 3 arrojar-se, precipitar-se. 4 descer a pique, descer rapidamente e desaparecer, perder-se de vista. 5 bater a carteira, ( into) furtar, meter rapidamente a mão em. to dive in começar a comer. to take a dive sl concordar em perder uma partida num jogo desonestamente. -
2 swoop
[swu:p] 1. verb(to rush or fly downwards: The owl swooped down on its prey.) descer a pique2. noun(an act of swooping.) mergulho* * *[swu:p] n descida rápida, ataque de aves de rapina, arremetida. • vt+vi 1 descer, precipitar-se, mergulhar, cair em cima de alguém para atacar. 2 apanhar, pegar, arrebatar. at one fell swoop de uma só vez.
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