swimming

swim·ming  (swmng)

n.

The act, sport, or technique of one that swims.

adj.

1. Relating to or used in swimming.

2. Capable of swimming: swimming insects.

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swimming

• enatation - Escape by swimming.
• butterfly stroke - In swimming, the stroke in which both arms are raised out of the water and lifted forward together.
• shoal - A synonym for "school," referring to a large number of fish swimming together.
• supernatant - Means "swimming on the surface."

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swimming - the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool" swim aquatics, water sport - sports that involve bodies of water bathe - the act of swimming; "the Englishman said he had a good bathe" skinny-dip - a naked swim plunge, dip - a brief swim in water dive, diving - a headlong plunge into water floating, natation - the act of someone who floats on the water skin diving, skin-dive - underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel
Adj.	1.	swimming - filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid" liquid tearful - filled with or marked by tears; "tearful eyes"; "tearful entreaties"
	2.	swimming - applied to a fish depicted horizontally naiant heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies horizontal - parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line; "a horizontal surface"

Translations

swimming [ˈswɪmɪŋ]

A. N → natación f
do you like swimming? → ¿te gusta nadar?

B. CPD swimming bath(s) N(PL) = swimming pool swimming cap N → gorro m de baño
swimming costume N → traje m de baño, bañador m (Sp)
swimming gala N → festival m de natación
swimming lesson N → clase f de natación
swimming pool N → piscina fsing, alberca fsing (Mex), pileta fsing (de natación) (S. Cone)
swimming trunks NPL → bañador msing (Sp)

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swimming [ˈswɪmɪŋ]

n → natation f
Do you like swimming? → Tu aimes la natation?

modif [champion, event, lesson, club] → de natation
swimming baths npl (British) → piscine f
swimming cap n → bonnet m de bain
swimming costume n (British) → tenue m de bain
swimming gala n → compétition f de natation
swimming instructor n → maître m/f nageur/euse
swimming pool n → piscine f
swimming trunks npl → maillot pour homme)m de bain >

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swimming

n → Schwimmen nt; do you like swimming? → schwimmen Sie gern?

adj (= dizzy) feeling → schwummrig (inf)

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swimming in cpds → Schwimm-;

swimming bath

n usu pl (Brit) → Schwimmbad nt

swimming cap

n (Brit) → Badekappe f, → Bademütze f

swimming costume

n (Brit) → Badeanzug m

swimming gala

n → Schwimmfest nt

swimming instructor

n → Schwimmlehrer(in) m(f)

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swimming:

swimming pool

n → Schwimmbad nt; (outdoor also) → Freibad nt; (indoor also) → Hallenbad nt

swimming ring

n → Schwimmring m

swimming things

pl → Badesachen pl, → Badezeug nt

swimming trunks

pl (Brit) → Badehose f

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swimming [ˈswɪmɪŋ] n → nuoto

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swimming → سباحة plavání svømning Schwimmen κολύμβηση natación uinti natation plivanje nuoto 水泳 수영 zwemmen svømming pływanie natação плавание simning การว่ายน้ำ yüzme sự bơi 游泳