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swim



nadar
nadar


Definições

inglês > português
swim
     1. Verbo. nadar
inglês > inglês
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. n. An act or instance of swimming.
           I'm going for a swim.
     11. n. The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
     12. n. (UK) A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
     13. n. A dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in a freestyle swimming manner.
     14. n. (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)
português > inglês
nadar
     1. v. to swim

Pronúncia




Exemplos

He remembered that he could not swim after he jumped into the water.
    Ele se lembrou de que não podia nadar depois de ter pulado na água.
You're the only person I know who can't swim.
    Você é a única pessoa que eu conheço que não saiba nadar.
Can you swim as fast as he can?
    Você consegue nadar tão rápido quanto ele?
I saw him swim across the river.
    Eu o vi nadar através do rio.
Is it true that you can't swim?
    É verdade que você não pode nadar?



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