nagent in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for nagent in the French»English Dictionary

I.nager [naʒe] VB trans

nager

to swim

nager le cent mètres

to swim the hundred metres Brit

nager le crawl

to do the crawl

II.nager [naʒe] VB intr

1. nager (dans l'eau):

nager poisson, personne:

to swim

nager sur le dos

to swim on one's back

nager bien/mal

to be a good/bad swimmer

les tomates nagent dans l'huile

the tomatoes are swimming in oil

2. nager fig:

nager dans le bonheur

to bask in contentment

nager dans l'opulence

to live a life of luxury

nager dans ses vêtements

to be lost in one's clothes

elle nage dans sa robe

her dress is far too big for her

3. nager (mal comprendre):

nager inf

to be absolutely lost

je nage complètement en algèbre

I'm absolutely lost in algebra

4. nager NAUT:

nager

to row

III.nager [naʒe]

nager comme un poisson

to swim like a fish

nager à contre-courant fig

to swim against the tide

nager entre deux eaux

to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

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nager le crawl

to do ou swim the crawl

nager le dos crawlé

to do ou swim backstroke

nager à contre-courant

to swim against the current

faire/nager la brasse

to do/swim breaststroke

nager en papillon

to swim the butterfly

Translations for nagent in the English»French Dictionary

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non-swimmer

personne f qui ne sait pas nager

to be mired in corruption

nager dans

swim mile, length, stroke

nager

swim

nager (in dans, out to vers, jusqu'à)

she can swim

elle sait nager

to swim on one's back

nager sur le dos

to be swimming in (be floating, bathed in) cream, syrup, sauce

nager or baigner dans

seeing that or as they can't swim, it's not a good idea

étant donné or vu qu'ils ne savent pas nager, ce n'est pas une bonne idée

nagent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nagent in the French»English Dictionary

I.nager [naʒe] VB intr

1. nager (se mouvoir dans l'eau, baigner):

nager

to swim

2. nager fig:

nager dans le bonheur

to be overjoyed

3. nager (flotter):

nager sur qc

to float in sth

4. nager inf (être au large):

elle nage dans le pull

the sweater is way too big for her

5. nager inf (ne pas comprendre):

nager

to be lost

II.nager [naʒe] VB trans

nager

to swim

nager crawl

to do

Translations for nagent in the English»French Dictionary

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to be able to swim/drive

savoir nager/conduire

to straddle an issue

nager entre deux eaux

swim

nager

to go swimming

aller nager

to swim under sth

nager sous qc

to go for a swim, to have a swim

aller nager

to swim against/with the current

nager à contre-courant/avec le courant

I can swim/cook

je sais nager/cuisiner

to have a swim

nager

to swim/run around sth

nager/courir autour de qc