inglese > italiano | |
swim | |
1. nuotare | |
2. nuotata, nuoto | |
3. (io) nuoto | |
inglese > inglese | |
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) | |
italiano > inglese | |
nuotare | |
1. v. to swim | |