Dives in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Dives in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.Dives [Brit ˈdʌɪviːz, Am ˈdaɪviz] BIBL

Dives

il ricco Epulone

II.Dives [Brit ˈdʌɪviːz, Am ˈdaɪviz] N fig

Dives

epulone m

I.dive [Brit dʌɪv, Am daɪv] N

1. dive (plunge into water):

dive

tuffo m also SPORTS

2. dive (swimming under sea):

dive

immersione f

to be on a dive

essere in immersione

3. dive (descent):

dive (of plane, bird)

picchiata f

to pull out of a dive

uscire da una picchiata

to take a dive fig prices

precipitare

the party's fortunes have taken a dive

la situazione del partito è precipitata

4. dive (lunge):

to make a dive for sth

lanciarsi, precipitarsi verso qc

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

to take a dive

andare (volontariamente) al tappeto

(in football) that was a dive!

si è buttato!

6. dive (bar, club):

dive inf, pej

bettola f

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

1. dive SPORTS (into water):

dive

tuffarsi (off, from da; into in; down to fino a)

2. dive plane, bird:

dive

scendere in picchiata (from da)

3. dive (go diving):

dive (as hobby)

fare immersioni, fare (il) sub

dive (as job)

fare il sommozzatore

4. dive (lunge, throw oneself):

to dive into the bushes, under the bed

tuffarsi nei cespugli, sotto il letto

to dive into a bar, shop

tuffarsi in un bar, un negozio

he dived into his pocket and produced some money

ha cacciato la mano in tasca e ne ha tirato fuori dei soldi

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

dive-bomb MIL

bombardare in picchiata

dive-bomb (in swimming pool)

fare la bomba

dive-bombing [ˈdaɪvˌbɒmɪŋ] N

dive-bombing

bombardamento m in picchiata

swallow dive [Brit, Am ˈswɑloʊ daɪv] N Brit SPORTS

swallow dive

tuffo m ad angelo

dive-bomber [Brit ˈdʌɪvˌbɒmə, Am ˈdaɪv ˌbɑmər] N

dive-bomber

bombardiere m in picchiata

jackknife dive [ˈdʒæknaɪfˌdaɪv] N

jackknife dive

tuffo m carpiato

dive in VB [dʌɪv -]

1. dive in:

dive in

tuffarsi

2. dive in (act impulsively):

dive in fig

lanciarsi

dive in fig

tuffarsi

dive for VB [dʌɪv -] (dive for [sth])

1. dive for diver pearls, coral:

dive for

tuffarsi in cerca di

2. dive for player ball:

dive for

tuffarsi su, verso

3. dive for person exit, door:

dive for

tuffarsi, precipitarsi verso

to dive for cover

tuffarsi, gettarsi a terra in cerca di riparo

power dive [Am ˈpaʊ(ə)r daɪv] N AVIAT

power dive

picchiata f (col motore acceso)

Dives in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Dives in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dive [daɪv] N

1. dive (in swimming):

dive

tuffo m

2. dive (submerge):

dive

immersione f

3. dive a. fig (sudden decline):

dive

caduta f repentina

to take a dive

precipitare

4. dive (leap):

to make a dive for sth

lanciarsi verso qc

5. dive sl (undesirable establishment):

dive

bettola f

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

1. dive (in swimming):

dive

tuffarsi

2. dive (submerge):

dive

immergersi

to dive under sth

passare sotto qc a nuoto

to dive to a depth of …

immergersi a una profondità di …

3. dive (go sharply downwards):

dive

scendere in picchiata

4. dive (move towards):

dive

precipitarsi

to dive for cover

buttarsi al riparo

swan dive N

swan dive

tuffo m ad angelo

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to do a high dive

fare un tuffo dall'alto

Translations for Dives in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bettola

dive

tuffo

dive

immergersi

to dive

tuffarsi (in acqua)

to dive

quella sottospecie di discoteca

that dive of a club

buttarsi in mare

to dive into the sea

Dives Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take a dive

precipitare

to make a dive for sth

lanciarsi verso qc

to dive under sth

passare sotto qc a nuoto

to dive to a depth of …

immergersi a una profondità di …

to dive for cover

buttarsi al riparo

to do a high dive

fare un tuffo dall'alto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She has different relationships in the film, but each one dives into jealousy and possessiveness.

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An atmospheric diving suit allows very deep dives of up to 700 m.

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In the 1947-1990 period, 330,000 parachute dives had been taken, and from 1990 until now over 10,000 drops have been made each year.

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A wheeling sea bird, that famous voice dives, catches and releases.

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On these deep dives, the divers experienced the debilitating effects of nitrogen narcosis leading them to try the addition of helium to their breathing mix.

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He is a talented, straight-ahead fighter who dives headfirst into dangerous battles without flinching an ear.

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This climbs into a louder and higher pitched series of howls, often made while the owl dives at the intruder.

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These dives were used, amongst other things, to evaluate decompression and recompression procedures, equipment, carbon dioxide absorbents, as well as active and passive thermal protection.

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The male performs winnowing display during courtship, flying high in circles and then taking shallow dives to produce a distinctive sound.

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He is a master scuba diver with over 200 logged dives.

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