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dove¹ [Am dəv, Brit dʌv] N

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1. dove ZOOL:

dove

2. dove POL:

dove

dove² [Am doʊv, Brit dəʊv] Am past dive

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I.dive¹ <pt dived or Am also dove, pp dived> [Am daɪv, Brit dʌɪv] VB intr

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1.3. dive (swoop):

dive plane/bird:

bajar en picada

dive plane/bird:

bajar en picado Spain

2.1. dive (lunge, move suddenly):

he dived for cover under the table

se tiró or se metió debajo de la mesa para protegerse

he dived to save the penalty

se lanzó para salvar el penalty

2.2. dive (thrust hand):

she dived into her pocket for a coin

se metió la mano en el bolsillo buscando una moneda

2.3. dive (attack greedily) inf:

they dived for the food

se lanzaron or se abalanzaron sobre la comida

II.dive¹ <pt dived or Am also dove, pp dived> [Am daɪv, Brit dʌɪv] VB trans

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she dived her hand into her bag

metió la mano en el bolso

III.dive¹ [Am daɪv, Brit dʌɪv] N

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1.1. dive (into water):

dive

dive

clavado m LatAm

dive SPORTS

salto m (de trampolín)

dive SPORTS

clavado m LatAm

1.2. dive (of submarine, whale):

dive

1.3. dive (swoop):

dive

descenso m en picada

dive

descenso m en picado Spain

2. dive (lunge, sudden movement) inf:

he made a dive for the gun

se abalanzó sobre la pistola

we made a dive for the nearest doorway

nos precipitamos hacia la salida más próxima

(full-length) dive (in soccer)

to take a dive (in boxing) sl

hacer tongo inf

to take a dive (in boxing) sl

3. dive (disreputable club, bar):

dive inf

dive³ [Am daɪv, Brit dʌɪv] pl of diva

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I.dove gray, dove grey Brit [Am ˌdəv ˈɡreɪ, Brit dʌv ˈɡreɪ] ADJ <pred dove gray>

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dove gray

gris perla adj inv

II.dove gray, dove grey Brit [Am ˌdəv ˈɡreɪ, Brit dʌv ˈɡreɪ] N U

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dove gray

I.dive¹ <pt dived or Am also dove, pp dived> [Am daɪv, Brit dʌɪv] VB intr

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1.3. dive (swoop):

dive plane/bird:

bajar en picada

dive plane/bird:

bajar en picado Spain

2.1. dive (lunge, move suddenly):

he dived for cover under the table

se tiró or se metió debajo de la mesa para protegerse

he dived to save the penalty

se lanzó para salvar el penalty

2.2. dive (thrust hand):

she dived into her pocket for a coin

se metió la mano en el bolsillo buscando una moneda

2.3. dive (attack greedily) inf:

they dived for the food

se lanzaron or se abalanzaron sobre la comida

II.dive¹ <pt dived or Am also dove, pp dived> [Am daɪv, Brit dʌɪv] VB trans

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she dived her hand into her bag

metió la mano en el bolso

III.dive¹ [Am daɪv, Brit dʌɪv] N

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1.1. dive (into water):

dive

dive

clavado m LatAm

dive SPORTS

salto m (de trampolín)

dive SPORTS

clavado m LatAm

1.2. dive (of submarine, whale):

dive

1.3. dive (swoop):

dive

descenso m en picada

dive

descenso m en picado Spain

2. dive (lunge, sudden movement) inf:

he made a dive for the gun

se abalanzó sobre la pistola

we made a dive for the nearest doorway

nos precipitamos hacia la salida más próxima

(full-length) dive (in soccer)

to take a dive (in boxing) sl

hacer tongo inf

to take a dive (in boxing) sl

3. dive (disreputable club, bar):

dive inf

dive³ [Am daɪv, Brit dʌɪv] pl of diva

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See also diva

diva <pl divas or Am also dive [-veɪ]> [Am ˈdivə, Brit ˈdiːvə] N

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diva

scuba dive [ˈskuːbə ˌdʌɪv] VB intr

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hacer submarinismo

I.crash-dive [Am ˈkræʃˌdaɪv, Brit] VB intr

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1. crash-dive submarine:

hacer una rápida inmersión de emergencia

2. crash-dive aircraft:

caer en picado Spain

II.crash dive N

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sumersión f de emergencia

dive in VB [Am daɪv -, Brit dʌɪv -] (v + adv) inf (into water)

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tirarse al agua

tirarse un clavado LatAm

echarse un clavado LatAm

dive in! (start eating)

¡al ataque! inf

dive in! (start eating)

dive in! (start eating)

¡atacar! Spain inf

the best thing is to dive right in (into task)

lo mejor es meterse de lleno en la tarea

the best thing is to dive right in (into task)

lo mejor es meterse de cabeza en la tarea inf

dive-bomb [Am ˈdaɪv ˌbɑm, Brit ˈdʌɪvbɒm] VB trans

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bombardear en picada

bombardear en picado Spain

power dive N

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Translations for dove in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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dove¹ [dʌv] N ZOOL

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dove

dove² [dəʊv, Am doʊv] Am

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dove pt of dive

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I.dive [daɪv] dived <[or Am: dove], dived> N

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1. dive (jump into water):

dive

salto m de cabeza

2. dive (plunge):

dive

3. dive a. fig (sudden decline):

dive

descenso m en picado

to take a dive

4. dive inf (undesirable establishment):

dive

II.dive <[or Am: dove]> [daɪv] dived <[or Am: dove], dived> VB intr

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1. dive (plunge into water):

dive

to dive under sth

bucear por debajo de algo

to dive to a depth of ...

sumergirse a una profundidad de...

2. dive (jump head first into water):

dive

tirarse de cabeza

3. dive (go sharply downwards):

dive

bajar en picado

4. dive (move towards):

dive

to dive for cover

buscar abrigo precipitadamente

I.dive [daɪv] dived <[or Am: dove], dived> N

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1. dive (jump into water):

dive

salto m de cabeza

2. dive (plunge):

dive

3. dive a. fig (sudden decline):

dive

descenso m en picado

to take a dive

4. dive inf (undesirable establishment):

dive

II.dive <[or Am: dove]> [daɪv] dived <[or Am: dove], dived> VB intr

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1. dive (plunge into water):

dive

to dive under sth

bucear por debajo de algo

to dive to a depth of ...

sumergirse a una profundidad de...

2. dive (jump head first into water):

dive

tirarse de cabeza

3. dive (go sharply downwards):

dive

bajar en picado

4. dive (move towards):

dive

to dive for cover

buscar abrigo precipitadamente

dive in VB

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Translations for dove in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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to take a dive

to dive under sth

bucear por debajo de algo

to dive to a depth of ...

sumergirse a una profundidad de...

to dive for cover

buscar abrigo precipitadamente

to do a high dive

lanzarse desde una altura considerable

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We dove into the nearest shop, my heart thrumming and ears buzzing. www.thenational.scot

Worse is watching the hawk at work, plucking and pecking a luckless collared dove or starling in a frenzy of gore and squawking. www.express.co.uk

In times of persecution a pearl, symbolizing a teardrop, replaced the dove. en.wikipedia.org

These landings are home to peculiarly small dove-grey mice, which are found nowhere else. en.wikipedia.org

Instead of following the market toward high-end devices, both companies dove headfirst toward the low-end, leading the race downmarket. techcrunch.com

Wild fauna includes deer, iguanas, squirrel, raccoon, fox, chachalaca, dove, vulture, snakes of different types including coral snakes, wild boar and hawk. en.wikipedia.org

However, the beetles are carrion specialists in that they need carrion the size of a dove or a chipmunk in order to reproduce. en.wikipedia.org

She taunted her torturers all the while, and as she expired a dove flew out of her mouth. en.wikipedia.org

The call of this dove is a very loud whoop-a whoop with some differences depending on the subspecies involved. en.wikipedia.org

The cuckoo-dove makes its nest in rock gorges near waterfalls, and their calls are the two-part wok-wu, heard above the sounds of the water. en.wikipedia.org

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