skin diving in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for skin diving in the English»French Dictionary

skin diving N

skin diving

plongée f sous-marine

Translations for skin diving in the French»English Dictionary

plongée (gén)

(skin) diving

Translations for skin diving in the English»French Dictionary

diving [Brit ˈdʌɪvɪŋ, Am ˈdaɪvɪŋ] N

1. diving (from a board):

diving

plongeon m

2. diving (swimming under the sea):

diving

plongée f sous-marine

to go diving

faire de la plongée sous-marine

to go diving attr club, equipment, gear, helmet

de plongée

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

I.skin [Brit skɪn, Am skɪn] N

1. skin (of person):

skin

peau f

to have dry/greasy/sensitive skin

avoir la peau sèche/grasse/sensible

to wear cotton next to the skin

porter du coton à même la peau

2. skin (of animal):

skin

peau f

leopard/rabbit skin

peau de léopard/de lapin

3. skin FOOD:

skin (of fruit, vegetable, sausage)

peau f

skin (of onion)

pelure f

remove the skin before cooking (of fruit, vegetable)

éplucher avant de faire cuire

4. skin (on hot milk, cocoa):

skin

peau f

5. skin (of ship, plane):

skin

revêtement m

6. skin Am (in handshake):

skin inf

paluche f inf

skin inf

pince f inf

give or slip me some skin!

serrons-nous la pince! inf

7. skin (cigarette paper):

skin sl

papier m à cigarette

II.skin <pres part skinning; pret, pp skinned> [Brit skɪn, Am skɪn] VB trans

1. skin FOOD:

skin animal

dépecer

2. skin (graze):

to skin one's knee/elbow

s'écorcher le genou/coude

3. skin Am (swindle):

skin inf

plumer inf

4. skin Am (cut hair):

skin inf

scalper

III.skin [Brit skɪn, Am skɪn]

to be nothing but skin and bones

n'avoir que la peau sur les os

to get under sb's skin

taper sur les nerfs de qn

I've got you under my skin

je t'ai dans la peau inf

to have a thick/thin skin

être insensible/susceptible

to jump out of one's skin

sauter au plafond inf

to save one's (own) skin

sauver sa peau inf

to be or get soaked to the skin

être trempé jusqu'aux os inf

to skin sb alive

écorcher qn vif

it's no skin off my nose or back inf

je m'en balance inf

to keep one's eyes skinned

rester attentif or vigilant

by the skin of one's teeth manage, pass, survive:

de justesse

to escape or avoid disaster by the skin of one's teeth

l'échapper belle

skin diving in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for skin diving in the English»French Dictionary

skin diving N no pl

skin diving

nage f sous la surface (de l'eau)

Translations for skin diving in the English»French Dictionary

diving N no pl

1. diving (jumping):

diving

plongeon m

2. diving (swimming):

diving

plongée f

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

I.skin [skɪn] N

1. skin (covering):

skin of person, fruits

peau f

to be soaked to the skin

être trempé jusqu'aux os

2. skin (animal hide):

skin

cuir m

skin of lion, zebra

peau f

3. skin (covering):

skin of an aircraft, ship

habillage m

Phrases:

to be all skin and bone(s)

n'avoir que la peau et les os

it's no skin off sb's nose [or a. Am back]

cela ne fera pas de mal à qn

by the skin of one's teeth

il s'en est fallu d'un cheveu

to get under sb's skin (irritate or annoy sb)

taper sur les nerfs de qn

II.skin <-nn-> [skɪn] VB trans

1. skin (remove skin):

skin fruits, vegetables

peler

skin animal

dépouiller

2. skin (graze):

skin

faire une écorchure à

3. skin fig, iron hum:

to skin sb alive

écorcher vif qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Urchins are collected by skin diving and it used to be possible to collect a thousand in a few hours.

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Known for being a place for swimming, surfing, skin diving, fishing, and picnicking, the campground, which is led by the stairway from the beach, is very popular during the summer.

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Skin diving was a macho thing in those days.

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