dive in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for dive in the English»French Dictionary

I.dive [Brit dʌɪv, Am daɪv] N

1. dive SPORTS:

dive (gen) (plunge into water)

plongeon m

2. dive (swimming under sea):

dive

plongée f sous-marine

to be on a dive

être en plongée

3. dive (descent):

dive (of plane, bird)

piqué m

to pull out of a dive

sortir d'un piqué

to take a dive fig prices:

chuter

the party's fortunes have taken a dive

le destin du parti a basculé

4. dive (lunge):

to make a dive for sth

foncer vers qc

5. dive (deliberate fall) inf (in fixed fight):

to take a dive

aller au tapis

(in football) that was a dive!

c'est du chiqué! inf

6. dive (bar, club):

dive inf, pej

tripot m inf

II.dive <pret dived Brit dove Am> [Brit dʌɪv, Am daɪv] VB intr

1. dive SPORTS:

dive (gen) (into water)

plonger (off, from de, into dans, down to jusqu'à)

2. dive plane, bird:

dive

plonger, descendre en piqué (from de)

3. dive (go diving):

dive (as hobby)

faire de la plongée

dive (as job)

être plongeur

4. dive (lunge, throw oneself):

to dive into the bushes/under the bed

plonger dans les buissons/sous le lit

to dive into a bar/shop

s'engouffrer dans un bar/un magasin

he dived into his pocket and produced some money

il a plongé la main dans sa poche et a sorti de l'argent

swan dive N

swan dive

saut m de l'ange

swallow dive N Brit SPORTS

swallow dive

saut m de l'ange

dive-bombing N

dive-bombing

bombardement m en piqué

dive-bomber N

dive-bomber

bombardier m

dive-bomb VB trans

dive-bomb MIL

bombarder [qc] en piqué

dive-bomb (in swimming pool)

faire la bombe

I.dive for VB [Brit dʌɪv -, Am daɪv -] (dive for [sth])

1. dive for diver pearls, coral:

dive for

pêcher

2. dive for player ball:

dive for

plonger sur

3. dive for person exit, door:

dive for

foncer vers

to dive for cover

foncer à l'abri

dive in VB [Brit dʌɪv -, Am daɪv -]

1. dive in lit:

dive in

plonger

2. dive in (act impulsively):

dive in fig

se lancer inf

power dive N AVIAT

power dive

descente f en piqué

jackknife dive N

jackknife dive

saut m carpé

dive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dive in the English»French Dictionary

I.dive [daɪv] N

1. dive (plunge):

dive a. fig

plongeon m

to take a dive

plonger

2. dive AVIAT:

dive

piqué m

3. dive inf (undesirable establishment):

dive

boui(-)boui m

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

1. dive (plunge):

dive a. fig

plonger

shares dived by 25% to ...

les actions ont plongé de 25 % et sont maintenant à ...

2. dive (go sharply downwards):

dive plane

descendre en piqué

3. dive (move towards quickly):

to dive for sth

se ruer vers qc

to dive for cover

plonger à l'abri

swallow dive N Brit, Aus SPORTS

swallow dive

saut m de l'ange

swan dive N Am

swan dive SPORTS → swallow dive

See also swallow dive

swallow dive N Brit, Aus SPORTS

swallow dive

saut m de l'ange

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

headfirst dive/jump

tête f

steep dive

à pic

Translations for dive in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

descendre en piqué

to nose-dive

bouge

dive

plongeon

dive

faire un plongeon

to take a nose-dive

diva

diva

s'enfouir dans un trou/terrier

to dive into a hole/burrow

dive Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take a dive

plonger

to dive for sth

se ruer vers qc

to dive for cover

plonger à l'abri

to do a high dive

faire un grand plongeon

headfirst dive/jump

tête f

to dive back into the swimming pool

replonger dans la piscine

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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If your first attempt was more of a belly flop than an olympic dive, don't develop a fear of the water.

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Doe's has been described as having a dive-y atmosphere and ramshackle surroundings.

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

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It regularly hovers, searching the ground below, then makes a short steep dive towards the target.

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

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Thus, SDI was created by dive professionals from the technical diving field.

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He waved away, and slid yards across the goal line on his dive for a touchdown.

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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.

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Although it is possible to dive like this, the risks are higher than when using a buoyancy compensator.

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