swim in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for swim in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.swim <pres part swimming, pt swam, pp swum> [Am swɪm, Brit swɪm] VB intr

1. swim person/animal/fish:

swim

nadar

can you swim?

¿sabes nadar?

are you going swimming tonight?

¿vas a ir a nadar esta noche?

to swim under water

nadar debajo del agua

to swim under water

bucear

he swam across the river

cruzó el río nadando or a nado

she swam to the island

nadó or (se) fue nadando hasta la isla

we had to swim for it

tuvimos que nadar para salvarnos

2.1. swim (float):

swim

flotar

2.2. swim (be immersed, overflowing) usu in -ing form:

to swim in sth

nadar or flotar en algo

the tomatoes were swimming in oil

los tomates nadaban or flotaban en aceite

to swim with sth the bathroom floor was swimming with water

el suelo del baño estaba cubierto de agua

to swim with sth the bathroom floor was swimming with water

el baño estaba inundado

her eyes were swimming with tears

tenía los ojos anegados en lágrimas

the streets swam with blood

corría sangre por las calles

the streets swam with blood

las calles eran ríos de sangre

3. swim (of blurred, confused perceptions):

swim

dar vueltas

my head was swimming

la cabeza me daba vueltas

my head was swimming

todo parecía girar a mi alrededor

the image began to swim before her eyes

la imagen empezó a darle vueltas

II.swim <pres part swimming, pt swam, pp swum> [Am swɪm, Brit swɪm] VB trans

swim length

nadar

swim length

hacer

swim river

cruzar a nado

to swim the Channel

cruzar el canal de la Mancha a nado

to swim breaststroke

nadar pecho

to swim breaststroke

nadar a braza Spain

III.swim [Am swɪm, Brit swɪm] N

to go for a swim

ir a nadar

to have a swim

nadar

to have a swim

bañarse

to have a swim

darse un baño

it's a long swim to the island

hay que nadar un buen trecho para llegar a la isla

that was an excellent swim by the young Frenchman

el joven francés nadó en forma excelente

to be in the swim

estar al tanto de lo que pasa

to be in the swim

estar en la onda inf

swim trunks, swimming trunks N npl

swim trunks

traje m de baño

swim trunks

bañador m Spain

swim trunks

vestido m de baño Col (de caballero)

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she completed a cross-Channel swim

cruzó el Canal de la Mancha a nado

to swim upstream

nadar río arriba or contra la corriente

I felt invigorated after my swim

después de nadar me sentí lleno de energía

to swim against the tide

nadar contra la corriente or a contracorriente

to swim with the tide

dejarse llevar por la corriente

to swim with the tide

seguir la corriente

Translations for swim in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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bucear (nadar)

to swim underwater

nadar a braza

to swim (the) breaststroke

¿no te bañas? el agua está deliciosa

aren't you going to have a swim? the water's lovely

nadar

to swim

¿sabes nadar?

can you swim?

nadar (estilo) pecho o Spain a braza

to swim breaststroke

nadar

to swim

swim in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swim in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.swim [swɪm] swam, swum swam Aus: swum, swum VB intr

1. swim (in water):

swim

nadar

the meat was swimming in grease pej

la carne estaba cubierta de grasa

2. swim (be full of water):

swim

estar inundado, -a

to swim with tears

deshacerse en un mar de lágrimas

3. swim (whirl):

her head was swimming

la cabeza le daba vueltas

II.swim [swɪm] swam, swum swam Aus: swum, swum VB trans

1. swim (cross):

swim

cruzar a nado

2. swim (do):

to swim a few strokes

dar cuatro brazadas

III.swim [swɪm] swam, swum swam Aus: swum, swum N

swim

nado m

I'm going to have a swim

voy a nadar

Phrases:

to be in the swim

estar en la onda

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to swim upstream

nadar contra la corriente

ski/swim goggles

gafas de esquiar/natación

to swim with the tide

seguir la corriente

to swim two widths

nadar dos anchos

can you swim?

¿sabes nadar?

Translations for swim in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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bañada (baño)

swim

cruzar algo a nado

to swim across sth

nadar

to swim

bracear

to swim

swim Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to swim against the current

nadar contra corriente

to swim a few strokes

dar cuatro brazadas

I'm going to have a swim

voy a nadar

to be in the swim

estar en la onda

I love swimming, I love to swim

me encanta nadar

to swim with the tide

seguir la corriente

bathing [or swim] suit

traje m de baño

to leave sb to sink or swim

abandonar a alguien a su suerte

to swim three lengths of the pool

nadar tres largos

do you know how to swim backstroke?

¿sabes nadar espalda?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Students selling baked goods behind a foldout table paused to swim short relays.

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He can swim at high speeds, leap out of the water and strike with his bill.

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For example, a goldfish may swim toward its owner and follow him as he walks through the room, but will not follow anyone else.

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They do not swim well and are generally found crawling in marginal vegetation.

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Watch the fish swim by as you dine on delicacies like caviar, oysters, and lobster.

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For a swim first, the athletes will line up on the sand and run into the water.

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When the whales attempted to take the exit path, a swarm of journalists caused them to swim back.

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Swim tickets cost 10 cents each or 15 for a dollar.

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It was also possible to ride a bicycle, swim, windsurf or even make a parachute jump from a helicopter.

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In addition, the majority of triathlons involve open-water (outdoor) swim stages, rather than pools with lane markers.

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