| inglese > italiano | |
| swim | |
| 1. verb. nuotare | |
| 2. sost. nuotata | |
| 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 |  |