swim

swim
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

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to be in the swim — essere al corrente

II 1. [swɪm]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing -mm-; pass. swam; p.pass. swum) nuotare [length, stroke]; attraversare a nuoto [river]

to swim a race — fare una gara di nuoto

2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing -mm-; pass. swam; p.pass. swum)
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]

the kitchen was swimming in water — la cucina era allagata

her eyes were swimming in o with tears — aveva gli occhi pieni di lacrime

3) (wobble) [scene, room] girare

my head is swimming — mi gira la testa

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sink or swim — o la va o la spacca

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[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb
1) (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.) nuotare
2) (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).) nuotare
3) (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.) girare
2. noun
(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) nuotata
- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume
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swim /swɪm/
n.
1 nuoto; il nuotare
2 nuotata; nuotatina; bagno (al mare, in un lago, ecc.): Let's go for a swim, andiamo a fare una nuotata!
3 (gergo dei pescatori) zona (o buca) (in un fiume) ricca di pesce
4 (fam.) giramento di testa; capogiro
5 (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/
(pass. swam, p. p. swum)
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'olio
3 (fig.) muoversi silenziosamente; scivolare: She swam into the room, scivolò dentro la stanza
4 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 sangue
5 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 testa
B v. t.
1 attraversare (o percorrere, fare) a nuoto: to swim a river, attraversare a nuoto un fiume
2 far nuotare; fare attraversare a nuoto: to swim one's cattle across a river, far passare a nuoto un fiume al proprio bestiame
3 (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.
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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

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to be in the swim — essere al corrente

II 1. [swɪm]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing -mm-; pass. swam; p.pass. swum) nuotare [length, stroke]; attraversare a nuoto [river]

to swim a race — fare una gara di nuoto

2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing -mm-; pass. swam; p.pass. swum)
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]

the kitchen was swimming in water — la cucina era allagata

her eyes were swimming in o with tears — aveva gli occhi pieni di lacrime

3) (wobble) [scene, room] girare

my head is swimming — mi gira la testa

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sink or swim — o la va o la spacca


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