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I . dive [daɪv] N

1. dive (into water):

dive

skok m na glavo

2. dive of a plane:

dive

3. dive (sudden movement):

to make a dive at sb/for sth

pognati se proti komu/čemu

4. dive (drop in price):

dive

padec m [cene]

to take a dive

pasti

to take a dive profits

5. dive (setback):

to take a dive

doživeti udarec

6. dive inf (dingy place):

dive

beznica f

7. dive:

dive FBALL

zaigran prekršek m

BOXING to take a dive

simulirati knockout

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

1. dive:

dive (into water)

skakati [perf skočiti na glavo]

dive (underwater)

potapljati se [perf potopiti se]

to dive off sth

skočiti [dol] s česa

2. dive plane, bird:

dive

3. dive (move quickly):

to dive for sth

zagnati se proti čemu

to dive after sb/sth

pognati se za kom/čim

to dive for cover

pognati se v zavetje

4. dive prices, shares:

dive

padati [perf pasti]

Usage examples with dive

to take a dive

to dive for cover

pognati se v zavetje

to make a dive at sb/for sth

pognati se proti komu/čemu

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English

He, evidently damaged, turned and banked over into a dive. en.wikipedia.org

What officials did to stop the dive was disable the circuit-breaker. www.hawaiinewsnow.com

It is difficult to dive due to strong currents in the area, poor visibility and anchoring in the busy shipping lane being banned. en.wikipedia.org

In 1906, the tungsten filament was introduced and used to produce 200 to 3,000 candlepower dive lights. en.wikipedia.org

When a dive is successful, gannets swallow the fish underwater before surfacing, and never fly with the fish in their bill. en.wikipedia.org

A 4-foot overhang meant he could not attempt a dive headfirst, thus preventing him from breaking the record. en.wikipedia.org

They are used in oxygen analysers in technical diving to display the proportion of oxygen in a nitrox or trimix breathing gas before a dive. en.wikipedia.org

The change in salinity and density of the seawater caused her to dive abruptly from periscope depth to 125 ft in about 40 seconds. en.wikipedia.org

We need to dive deep in the fathomless world of our own consciousness, through the practice of concentration and meditation, through prayer and awareness. en.wikipedia.org

It breeds way up north on the tundra, it can dive as deep as 200 feet for food, and it has an elaborate courtship ritual. www.lehighvalleylive.com

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