swan dive in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for swan dive in the English»French Dictionary

swan dive N

swan dive

saut m de l'ange

Translations for swan dive in the French»English Dictionary

saut de l'ange

swan dive Am

Translations for swan dive in the English»French Dictionary

diva <pl divas or divae> [Brit ˈdiːvə, Am ˈdivə] N

diva

diva f

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.swan [Brit swɒn, Am swɑn] N

swan

cygne m

II.swan <pres part etc swanning, swanned> [Brit swɒn, Am swɑn] VB intr Brit inf

to swan around or about

se pavaner

to swan in

arriver comme une fleur inf

she's swanned off to a conference

elle est partie se la couler douce à un congrès inf

swan dive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swan dive in the English»French Dictionary

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

Translations for swan dive in the French»English Dictionary

saut de l'ange

swan dive Am

Translations for swan 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

I.swan [swɒn, Am swɑ:n] N ZOOL

swan

cygne m

II.swan <-nn-> [swɒn, Am swɑ:n] VB intr Brit, Aus pej inf

to swan about pej inf

parader

to swan off pej inf (wander off)

se tirer

to swan around Asia (travel)

faire le tour de l'Asie

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Run, swing, drive, and swan dive your way through beautiful and challenging environments.

goodereader.com

I have seen a young man swan dive into the razor wire... in a detention centre.

www.abc.net.au

Obviously, no one in their right mind hopes for a bigger financial burden, especially since the country's economy could soon take a swan dive off a steep fiscal cliff.

money.usnews.com

Then there was the time your ankle twisted and you did an awkward swan dive into a nest of cubicles in front of the entire, enthralled office.

www.thestar.com

If you're tired of planks and crunches, you need to try the swan dive.

news.health.com

In 2015-16, for whatever reason, he took a swan dive into terrible-town.

www.defendingbigd.com

After teetering in 2015, many predicted a swan dive off the cliff.

www.theroar.com.au

When an asset class takes a swan dive off the cliff, fortunes can be lost trying to call the bottom.

www.theglobeandmail.com

It wasn't like he did a swan dive off of there.

www.chicagotribune.com

I fumbled my toothbrush and it ended up performing what looked like a slow motion swan dive, head-first into the toilet bowl.

www.stuff.co.nz