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dive [daɪv] vb dives, diving, dived US, dove dived (mainly intr) 1. to plunge headfirst into water 2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (of a submarine, swimmer, etc.) to submerge under water 3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) (also tr) to fly (an aircraft) in a steep nose-down descending path, or (of an aircraft) to fly in such a path 4. to rush, go, or reach quickly, as in a headlong plunge he dived for the ball 5. (also tr; foll by in or into) to dip or put (one's hand) quickly or forcefully (into) to dive into one's pocket 6. (usually foll by in or into) to involve oneself (in something), as in eating food 7. (Team Sports / Soccer) Soccer slang (of a footballer) to pretend to have been tripped or impeded by an opposing player in order to win a free kick or penalty n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) a headlong plunge into water, esp one of several formalized movements executed as a sport 2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (Transport / Nautical Terms) an act or instance of diving 3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a steep nose-down descent of an aircraft 4. Slang a disreputable or seedy bar or club 5. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) Boxing slang the act of a boxer pretending to be knocked down or out he took a dive in the fourth round 6. (Team Sports / Soccer) Soccer slang the act of a player pretending to have been tripped or impeded [Old English dȳfan; related to Old Norse dȳfa to dip, Frisian dīvi; see deep, dip] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
dive verb 1. plunge, drop, jump, pitch, leap, duck, dip, descend, plummet He tried to escape by diving into a river. 2. go underwater, snorkel, scuba-dive, submerge, swim under water They are diving to collect marine organisms. Translations dive [daɪv] A. N 1. (into water) → salto m de cabeza(al agua), zambullida f, clavado m (CAm, Mex); (by professional diver, of submarine) → inmersión f 3. (= leap) to make a dive for sth → lanzarse or abalanzarse sobre algo 4. (Ftbl) → estirada f to take a dive (Ftbl) → tirarse a la piscina(dejarse caer deliberadamente con la intención de conseguir un tiro libre o un penalty) 5. (fig) (= fall) his reputation has taken a dive → su reputación ha caído en picado 6. (pej) (= club etc) → garito m B. VI 1. [swimmer] → tirarse, zambullirse, dar un clavado(CAm, Mex), clavarse(CAm, Mex); (artistically) → saltar; (underwater) → bucear; [submarine] → sumergirse the kids were diving for coins → los niños se tiraban al agua para recoger monedas to dive for pearls → buscar perlas to dive into the water → tirarse al agua, zambullirse 3. (= leap) the goalkeeper dived for the ball → el portero se lanzó a parar el balón to dive for cover → precipitarse en busca de cobijo he dived for the exit → se precipitó hacia la salida he dived into the crowd → se metió entre la muchedumbre to dive into one's pocket → meter la mano en el bolsillo to dive into a bar → entrar a toda prisa en un bar I dived into the shop for a paper → pasé corriendo por la tienda a por un periódico, me metí corriendo a la tienda a por un periódico 4. (= fall) [prices etc] → bajar de golpe, caer en picado or (LAm) picada dive [ˈdaɪv] n [swimmer, bird] → plongeon m [deep-sea diver] → plongée f [submarine] → plongée f [plane] → piqué m (pejorative) (= café, bar) → bouge m vi [swimmer, bird] → plonger to dive in [swimmer] → faire un plongeon to dive into sth [+ river, sea] → plonger dans qch, se jeter dans qch to dive down → plonger to dive off sth [+ rock, cliff, diving board] → plonger de qch, plonger du haut de qch [deep-sea diver] → plonger (= move quickly) → foncer to dive into sth (= leap) → sauter dans qch to dive for cover (= dash) → se précipiter pour se mettre à l'abri to dive into sth (= plunge hand into) [+ bag, drawer] → plonger la main dans qch dive-bomb [ˈdaɪvbɒm] vt [plane] [+ area, city] → bombarder en piqué dive bomber dive-bomber [ˈdaɪvbɒmər] n (= plane) → bombardier m dive vb: pret <dived or (US) dove>, ptp <dived> n (by swimmer) → Sprung m; (by plane) → Sturzflug m; (Ftbl) → Hechtsprung m; divers are only allowed to make two dives a day → Taucher dürfen nur zweimal am Tag unter Wasser; that was the deepest dive yet → das war die bisher größte Tauchtiefe; to make a dive for something (fig inf) → sich auf etw (acc) → stürzen; to take a dive (inf) (pound, dollar etc) → absacken (inf); (confidence, hopes) → sich in nichts auflösen; (Ftbl) → eine Schwalbe machen (sl) vi (person, from diving board) → springen; (from side of lake, pool etc) → (mit dem Kopf voraus) springen, hechten; (under water) → tauchen; (submarine) → untertauchen; (plane) → einen Sturzflug machen; (birds, from air) → einen Sturzflug machen; (in water) → tauchen; (prices) → stürzen; to dive for pearls → nach Perlen tauchen; the goalkeeper dived for the ball → der Torwart hechtete nach dem Ball; dive! (Naut) → auf Tauchstation! dive: dive-bomb vt → im Sturzflug bombardieren dive bomber n → Sturzkampfbomber m, → Stuka m dive bombing n → Sturzkampfbombardierung f dive [daɪv] 1. n 2. vi a. (swimmer) to dive (into) → tuffarsi (in); (submarine) → immergersi (Aer) → scendere in picchiata (Ftbl) → tuffarsi b. (fam) (move quickly) to dive into (doorway, hole) → buttarsi dentro; (car, taxi) → saltare su he dived into the crowd → si tuffò or si lanciò tra la folla he dived for cover → si è buttato al riparo he dived for the exit → si è lanciato or precipitato verso l'uscita v dive [daiv] 1 to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air He dived off a rock into the sea. duik يَغْطُسُ، يَغوصُ гмуркам се skočit střemhlav springe på hovedet tauchen βουτώ zambullirse, tirarse de cabeza sukelduma شیرجه رفتن sukeltaa plonger לִצְלוֹל डुबकी मारना zaroniti, skočiti u vodu fejest ugrik terjun stinga sér tuffarsi 飛び込む 다이빙 하다 nerti nirt menjunam duiken stupe, dukke ned, dykke skoczyć (do wody) mergulhar a plonja нырять skočiť strmhlav skočiti (na glavo v vodo) naglavce skočiti u vodu dyka พุ่งหลาวลงน้ำ; ดิ่งลงมาจาก dalmak 跳水,俯衝 пірнати, поринати; кидатися в воду; занурюватися سر کے بل غوطہ لگانا lặn 跳水,俯冲 2 to go quickly and suddenly out of sight She dived down a back street and into a shop. wegduik يَخْتَفي فَجْأَةً وبِسُرْعَه втурвам се zapadnout forsvinde hovedkuls verschwinden εξαφανίζομαι precipitarse hacia, abalanzarse lipsama به سرعت از نظر دور شدن kadota plonger, s'engouffrer לִצְלוֹל निगाह से अचानक गायब होना uroniti (le)merül; búvárkodik menghilang skjótast riversarsi, precipitarsi 姿を消す 갑자기 사라지다 nerti, smukti pēkšņi nozust serbu verdwijnen forsvinne ut av syne, stupe, dukke dać nura, zniknąć mergulhar a dispărea (brusc) юркнуть zapadnúť, náhle zmiznúť izginiti zamaknuti försvinna หายไปอย่างรวดเร็ว çabucak gözden kaybolmak 突然從視野中消失 раптом зникнути تیزی سے نظروں سے اوجھل ہو جانا vụt biến mất 突然从视野中消失 n an act of diving She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool. duik غَوْصَه، غَطْسَه гмуркане skok hovedspring; udspring das Tauchen βουτιά zambullida, salto de cabeza vettehüpe, sukeldus شیرجه sukellus plongeon צְלִילָה गोताखोरी uron, zaranjanje fejes(ugrás) loncatan dÿfa, dÿfing tuffo 飛び込み 다이빙 nėrimas/šuolis į vandenį niršana junaman duik stup skok mergulho săritură (în apă) прыжок в воду skok skok (na glavo) zaron dykning, huvudhopp การดำน้ำ dalış 跳水 пірнання; занурення غوطہ لگانے کا عمل hành động lặn 跳水 n diver a person who dives, especially one who works under water using special breathing equipment. duiker غَطّاس، غَوّاص водолаз potápěč dykker der Taucher (κατα)δύτης buzo sukelduja, tuuker غواص sukeltaja plongeur/-euse צוֹלֶלָן गोताखोर ronilac búvár penyelam kafari sommozzatore, sommozzatrice; tuffatore, tuffatrice 潜水夫 다이버 naras, šuolininkas nirējs; ūdenslīdējs penjunam duiker stuper, dykker nurek mergulhador scafandru; scufundător водолаз potápač skakalec (v vodo) ronilac dykare นักดำน้ำ dalgıç 跳水者,潛水員 водолаз غوطہ خور thợ lặn 跳水者,潜水员 n diving-board a platform from which to dive, erected beside a swimming-pool. duikplank خَشَبَةُ القَفْز трамплин за скачане във вода skokanské prkno vippe das Sprungbrett εξέδρα καταδύσεων trampolín hüppelaud تخته شیرجه ponnahduslauta plongeoir מַקפֵּצָה डाइविंग बोर्ड daska za skakanje u vodu, platforma za zaranjanje ugródeszka papan loncatan stökkbretti trampolino 飛び込み台 다이빙 도약대 tramplinas tramplīns (lēkšanai ūdenī) papan anjal duikplank stupebrett trampolina prancha de mergulho trambulină трамплин skokanská doska skakalna deska odskočna daska trampolin, svikt แท่นกระโดดน้ำ atlama tahtası, tramplen 跳水板 трамплін для стрибків у воду چھلانگ تختہ cầu nhảy 跳水板 great diving beetle a water insect that carries a bubble of air under its wing cover for breathing when it is under water. groot duik tor خُنْفُساء مائِيّه вид воден бръмбар potápník der Gelbrandkäfer είδος υδρόβιου εντόμου ditisco ujur خزوک suursukeltaja dytique חִיפּוּשִית צוֹלֶלֶת एक तरह का कीड़ा obrubljeni kozak csíkbogár uir-uir köfunarbjalla ditisco げんごろう 물방개 geltonkraštė dūsia ūdensvabole uir-uir waterkever pływak żółtobrzeżek gândac de apă жук-плавунец potápnik hrošč povodnjak vrsta insekta gulrandad dykare ด้วงดิ่ง dalgıç böcek 潛水甲蟲 плавунець облямований ایک پانی کا حشرہ con bọ dừa 潜水甲虫 dive → غطس, يغطس skočit do vody, skok do vody dykke, dykning Kopfsprung, tauchen βουτιά, βουτώ zambullida, zambullirse sukellus, sukeltaa plongeon, plonger roniti, skok tuffarsi, tuffo 飛び込み, 飛び込む 다이빙, 다이빙하다 duik, duiken stup, stupe skok do wody, zanurkować mergulhar, mergulho нырок, нырять dyk, dyka การดำน้ำ, ดำน้ำ dalış, dalmak lao đầu xuống nước, sự lặn 跳水 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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