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swim [swam, swum, swimming, swims] (move through water) verb [UK: swɪm] [US: ˈswɪm] | nager◼◼◼verbeI want to swim. = Je veux nager. |
swim [swims] (act or instance of swimming) noun [UK: swɪm] [US: ˈswɪm] | natation◼◼◼nom {f}He likes to swim. = Il aime la natation. |
swim bladder [swim bladders] (fish organ) noun [UK: swɪm ˈblæ.də(r)] [US: ˈswɪm ˈblæ.dər] | vessie natatoire◼◼◼nom {f} |
swim cap (cap worn by swimmers) noun [UK: swɪm kæp] [US: ˈswɪm ˈkæp] | bonnet de bain◼◼◼nom {m} |
swim lane (division of a swimming pool) noun | couloir de nage◼◼◼nom {m} |
swimmer (one who swims) noun [UK: ˈswɪ.mə(r)] [US: ˈswɪ.mər] | nageur◼◼◼nom {m}Naoko is a swimmer. = Naoko est nageuse. nageuse◼◼◻nom {f}Naoko is a swimmer. = Naoko est nageuse. |
swimming (human activity of moving oneself through water) noun [UK: ˈswɪm.ɪŋ] [US: ˈswɪm.ɪŋ] | natation◼◼◼nom {f}I enjoy swimming. = J'aime la natation. nage◼◼◼nom {f}John is swimming. = John nage. |
swimming goggles (goggles for protecting the eyes in the water) noun [UK: ˈswɪm.ɪŋ ˈɡɒɡ.l̩z] [US: ˈswɪm.ɪŋ ˈɡɑːɡ.l̩z] | lunettes de natation◼◼◼nom {f pl} lunettes de piscine◼◻◻nom {f pl} |
swimming pool [swimming pools] (pool for swimming) noun [UK: ˈswɪm.ɪŋ puːl] [US: ˈswɪm.ɪŋ ˈpuːl] | piscine◼◼◼nom {f} |
swimming trunks (a pair of shorts or briefs worn for swimming or bathing) noun [UK: ˈswɪm.ɪŋ trʌŋks] [US: ˈswɪm.ɪŋ ˈtrəŋks] | maillot de bain◼◼◼nom {m} slip de bain◼◼◻nom {m} |
swimmingly (in a very favourable manner) adverb [UK: ˈswɪ.mɪŋ.li] [US: ˈswɪ.mɪŋ.li] | comme sur des roulettes (like on wheels)◼◼◼adverbe |
swimsuit [swimsuits] noun [UK: ˈswɪm.suːt] [US: ˈswɪm.ˌsuːt] | maillot◼◼◼nom {m}This swimsuit is on sale. = Ce maillot de bain est en promotion. maillot de bain◼◼◻nom {m} costume de bain◼◻◻nom {m} |
swimsuit [swimsuits] (garment worn for swimming) noun [UK: ˈswɪm.suːt] [US: ˈswɪm.ˌsuːt] | maillot de bain◼◼◻nom {m} |
I can't swim phrase | je ne sais pas nager◼◼◼phrase |
ice swimming (swimming in iced-over water) noun | bain de glace◼◼◼nom {m} bain dans l'eau glacéenom {m} |
if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck phrase | c’est qu’il s’agit sans doute d’un canardphrase si ça nage comme un canard et si ça cancane comme un canardphrase |
in the swim (actively participating in the flow of events) preposition | dans le courantpreposition dans le ventpreposition |
nonswimmer (one who is not a swimmer) noun | non-nageurnom {m} non-nageusenom {f} |
sink or swim (to fail or succeed, on a project attempted) verb [UK: sɪŋk ɔː(r) swɪm] [US: ˈsɪŋk ɔːr ˈswɪm] | |
synchronised swimming (swimming event) noun [UK: ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzd ˈswɪmɪŋ ] [US: ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪzd ˈswɪmɪŋ ] | natation synchronisée◼◼◼nom nage synchronisée◼◼◻nom |
synchronized swimming (swimming event) noun [UK: ˈsɪŋ.krə.naɪzd ˈswɪm.ɪŋ] [US: ˈsɪŋ.krə.ˌnaɪzd ˈswɪm.ɪŋ] | natation synchronisée◼◼◼nom {f} |