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swim

schwimmen

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Englisch > Deutsch
swim
1. Verb:
2. [1] sich auf oder in einer Flüssigkeit (aus eigener Kraft) fortbewegen; schwimmen
3. [2] ins Wasser tauchen/gehen, um sich zu reinigen oder zu erfrischen; baden
4. [3] auf einem Medium treiben; nicht untergehen; schweben
5. [4] sich dem Schwimmen ähnlich fortbewegen; treiben, gleiten
[1] Since I cannot swim yet, I am going to learn how to swim soon.
Da ich bis jetzt noch nicht schwimmen kann, werde ich bald lernen, wie man schwimmt.
[1] Now he is swimming for two hours non-stop!
Er schwimmt jetzt schon zwei Stunden durch.
[2] Swimming is fun!
Schwimmen macht Spaß!
[3] The detector swims on the water in such a manner that it is completely above the water level.
Der Detektor schwimmt dergestalt auf dem Wasser, dass er komplett über der Wasseroberfläche ist.
[4] He is just swimming with the stream, no ideas of his own att all.
Er schwimmt nur mit dem Strom mit, keine einzige eigene Idee.
6. Substantiv:
7. [1] das Bad, das Schwimmen
[1] I go for a swim regularly.
Ich schwimme regelmäßig.
Englisch > Englisch
swim
1. v. (intransitive, archaic) To float.
sink or swim
2. v. (intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
3. v. (intransitive) To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid
swimming in self-pity.
a bare few bits of meat swimming in watery sauce.
4. v. To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to utilize a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event.
For exercise, we like to swim laps around the pool.
I want to swim the 200-yard breaststroke in the finals.
5. v. (transitive, uncommon) To cause to swim.
to swim a horse across a river
Half of the guinea pigs were swum daily.
6. v. (intransitive) To be overflowed or drenched.
7. v. To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float.
to swim wheat in order to select seed
8. v. (transitive, historical) To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches.
9. v. To undergo a giddy sensation.
My head was swimming after drinking two bottles of cheap wine.
10. subst. An act or instance of swimming.
I'm going for a swim.
11. subst. The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
12. subst. (UK) A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
13. subst. A dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in a freestyle swimming manner.
14. subst. (internet slang) (abbreviation of someone who isn't me) (used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination, especially in online drug forums)
Deutsch > Englisch
schwimmen
1. v. to swim (to use swimming motions to move in the water) (+aux, sein)
2. v. to swim (for pleasure, as a sport, etc.) +aux, sein, haben
3. v. to swim (a certain distance) (+aux, haben, sein)
4. v. to transport by floating (+aux, haben)
5. v. to float, to be floating (+aux, haben, sein, q2=more rarely)
6. v. to float (somewhere), to move (somewhere) by floating (+aux, sein)
7. v. to be doused or covered in liquid (+aux, haben)
8. v. to be swimming in (money, etc.) (+aux, haben)
9. v. to be moving in a blurry or indistinct fashion, to swim (in someone's vision) (+aux, sein)
10. v. to lose control (of a situation) (+aux, haben)