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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 bañoto go for a swim ir a bañarseswim2 vb nadarshe learnt to swim when she was five aprendió a nadar con cinco añosI swam across the lake crucé el río a nadoEl pasado de swim es swam y el participio pasado es swum; el gerundio se escribe swimmingswimtr[swɪm]noun1 bañointransitive verb (pt swam tr[swæm] , pp swum tr[swʌm] , ger swimming)1 (gen) nadar■ she's learning to swim está aprendiendo a nadar■ he goes swimming every day va a nadar cada día■ we had to swim across tuvimos que cruzar nadando2 (be covered in liquid) nadar (in, en), flotar (in, en); (be overflowing) estar cubierto,-a (((with, de), estar inundado,-a■ the meat was swimming in fat la carne nadaba en grasa■ the floor was swimming with water el suelo estaba cubierto de agua3 (spin, whirl) dar vueltas■ my head is swimming la cabeza me da vueltastransitive verb1 (cross river) cruzar a nado, cruzar nadando; (cover distance) nadar, hacer; (use particular stroke) nadar■ she swam a mile when she was 10 nadó una milla cuando tenía 10 años■ 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 corrienteswim ['swɪm] vi, swam ['swæm] ; swum ['swʌm] ; swimming1) : 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 nadarswimn.• 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. swɪm(pres p swimming; past swam; past p swum) intransitive verb1) \<\<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
we had to swim for it — tuvimos que nadar para salvarnos
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* vueltasmy head was swimming — la cabeza me daba vueltas
2.
vt \<\<length\>\> nadar, hacer*; \<\<river\>\> cruzar* a nadoto swim breaststroke — nadar pecho or (Esp) a braza
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nounto go for a swim — ir* a nadar
to have a swim — nadar, bañarse, darse* un baño
it's a long swim to the island — hay que nadar un buen trecho para llegar a la isla
[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
I had a lovely swim this morning — me di un baño estupendo esta mañana
after a two-kilometre swim — después de nadar dos kilómetros
it's a long swim back to the shore — hay un buen trecho a nado hasta la playa
that was a long swim for a child — eso fue mucho nadar para un niño
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] nadarhe can swim two lengths — puede nadar dos largos
she swam ten lengths of the pool — se hizo diez largos en la piscina
to swim (the) crawl — nadar a crol
before I had swum ten strokes — antes de haber dado diez brazadas
she can't swim a stroke — no sabe nadar en absoluto
she swam the 400 metres medley — nadó los 400 metros a cuatro estilos
3. VI1) [person, fish] nadarI can't swim — no sé nadar
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to swim across a river — pasar or cruzar un río a nado•
we managed to swim ashore — logramos llegar nadando hasta la orilla•
then we swam back — luego volvimos (nadando)•
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
her eyes were swimming with tears — tenía los ojos inundados de lágrimas
- be swimming in money3) (dizzily) (=reel) [room, head] dar vueltasmy head is swimming — me estoy mareando, me da vueltas la cabeza
everything swam before my eyes — todo parecía que daba vueltas ante mis ojos
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1. [swɪm](pres p swimming; past swam; past p swum) intransitive verb1) \<\<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
we had to swim for it — tuvimos que nadar para salvarnos
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* vueltasmy head was swimming — la cabeza me daba vueltas
2.
vt \<\<length\>\> nadar, hacer*; \<\<river\>\> cruzar* a nadoto swim breaststroke — nadar pecho or (Esp) a braza
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nounto go for a swim — ir* a nadar
to have a swim — nadar, bañarse, darse* un baño
it's a long swim to the island — hay que nadar un buen trecho para llegar a la isla
to be in the swim — estar* al tanto de lo que pasa, estar* en la onda (fam)
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
