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dive

/ˈdaɪv/ /ˈdiːveɪ/

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noun

Tauchgang, Sprung ins Wasser

A jump or plunge into water.

Examples :

"the dive of a hawk after prey"

Der Sturz eines Falken nach der Beute.

sport action nautical

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Sturz, Sprung

A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.

Examples :

"The gymnast's dive was impressive, landing perfectly on the mat. "

Der Sturz des Turners war beeindruckend und landete perfekt auf der Matte.

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noun

Sturzflug, Tauchgang

A downward swooping motion.

Examples :

"The hawk made a sharp dive towards the field mouse. "

Der Falke machte einen scharfen Sturzflug auf die Feldmaus zu.

action sport nature

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Tauchgang

A swim under water.

Examples :

"The diver took a deep dive into the pool. "

Der Taucher machte einen tiefen Tauchgang in den Pool.

sport nautical action

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noun

Sturz

Examples :

"The stock market experienced a sharp dive in value last week. "

Der Aktienmarkt erlebte letzte Woche einen starken Sturz im Wert.

economy business

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Absteige, Kaschemme

A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.

Examples :

"After school, Mark went to the dive on Elm Street to hang out with his friends. "

Nach der Schule ging Mark in die Absteige in der Elm Street, um sich mit seinen Freunden zu treffen.

entertainment place building

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Sturzflug

Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.

Examples :

"The airplane's dive was breathtaking. "

Der Sturzflug des Flugzeugs war atemberaubend.

action sport nautical

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Täuschung, Schwalbe

A deliberate fall after a challenge.

Examples :

"After failing the exam, his dive into self-doubt was deep and lasted for days. "

Nachdem er die Prüfung nicht bestanden hatte, war sein Absturz in Selbstzweifel tief und dauerte tagelang.

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verb

Tauchen

To swim under water.

Examples :

"The children loved to dive into the pool after school. "

Die Kinder liebten es, nach der Schule in den Pool zu tauchen.

sport action nautical

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verb

Tauchen, eintauchen

To jump into water head-first.

Examples :

"The children excitedly dove into the pool. "

Die Kinder tauchten aufgeregt in den Pool ein.

sport action nautical

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verb

Tauchen, stürzen

To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.

Examples :

"to dive into home plate"

in die Homeplate stürzen

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verb

Tauchen, stürzen

To descend sharply or steeply.

Examples :

"The plane dove steeply to avoid the storm clouds. "

Das Flugzeug stürzte steil ab, um den Gewitterwolken auszuweichen.

action direction

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Sich begeistern für, sich stürzen in

(especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.

Examples :

"She dove right in and started making improvements."

Sie stürzte sich sofort hinein und begann, Verbesserungen vorzunehmen.

action attitude

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verb

Schwalbe machen, sich fallen lassen

To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.

Examples :

"The soccer player dove to the ground, hoping the referee would see it as a foul by the other team. "

Der Fußballspieler ließ sich zu Boden fallen, in der Hoffnung, der Schiedsrichter würde es als Foul der gegnerischen Mannschaft sehen.

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verb

Eintauchen, versenken

To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.

Examples :

"The chef dove the freshly caught fish into the ice bath. "

Der Koch tauchte den frisch gefangenen Fisch in das Eisbad ein.

action sport nautical

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verb

Tauchen, eintauchen

To explore by diving; to plunge into.

Examples :

"The young boy dove into the swimming pool. "

Der junge Junge tauchte in den Swimmingpool ein.

sport nautical ocean action

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Eintauchen, sich vertiefen

To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.

Examples :

"The student dove deeply into the history of the Roman Empire for her research project. "

Die Studentin vertiefte sich für ihr Forschungsprojekt eingehend in die Geschichte des Römischen Reiches.

action business sport

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Prominente Frau, Star

Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.

Examples :

"The popular dive was the guest speaker at the high school's talent show. "

Der beliebte Star war der Gastredner bei der Talentshow der Highschool.

person entertainment media culture

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Diva, Zicke

Examples :

"The teacher was a real dive; she expected perfect attendance and flawless assignments, and constantly complained about minor details. "

Die Lehrerin war eine echte Zicke; sie erwartete perfekte Anwesenheit und fehlerfreie Aufgaben und beschwerte sich ständig über Kleinigkeiten.

person character attitude style society human

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Dämon, Teufel

A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature.

Examples :

"The teacher claimed the student's bad luck was caused by a dive, a mischievous supernatural entity. "

Der Lehrer behauptete, das Pech des Schülers sei durch einen Dämon verursacht worden, ein schelmisches übernatürliches Wesen.

mythology religion supernatural being