diving in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for 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

diving board N

diving board

plongeoir m

diving suit N

diving suit

scaphandre m

diving bell N

diving bell

cloche f à plongeur

pearl diving N

pearl diving

pêche f des perles

scuba diving N

scuba diving

plongée f sous-marine

high diving N

high diving

plongeon m de haut vol

sponge diving N

sponge diving

pêche f aux éponges

skin diving N

skin diving

plongée f sous-marine

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

diving in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for diving in the English»French Dictionary

diving N no pl

1. diving (jumping):

diving

plongeon m

2. diving (swimming):

diving

plongée f

diving board N

diving board

plongeoir m

diving bell N

diving bell

cloche f à plongeur

scuba diving N

scuba diving

plongée f

to go scuba diving

faire de la plongée

skin diving N no pl

skin diving

nage f sous la surface (de l'eau)

diving suit N

diving suit

scaphandre m

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

Translations for diving in the French»English Dictionary

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plongée

diving

plongée sous-marine

scuba diving

faire de la plongée

to go scuba diving

diving Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

beauty/swimming/diving competition

concours m de beauté/de natation/de plongée

to take a dive

plonger

to dive for sth

se ruer vers qc

to dive for cover

plonger à l'abri

diving apparatus SPORTS

équipement de plongée

to go scuba diving

faire de la plongée

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

A 1-metre diving board is also available in the facility.

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Angling such as for sea trout and plaice is common as well as diving and scuba diving.

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He died on the day that its roof was used as a publicity stunt for the sport of cliff diving.

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Standard diving suit equipment was their main manufacturing operation, producing diving helmets in copper and brass.

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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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They may search through waste paper and refuse, known as dumpster diving.

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The diving mask also inhibits the ability to view the camera image and to see the monitoring screen clearly through the camera housing.

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They included customs, judiciary, police, pearl diving and land reforms.

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It operated as a diving bell, but was autonomous as a submarine propeller.

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The depth of water which varies in the range 3-30 m has a visibility of 10-30 m are favorable conditions for diving.

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