noun🔗ShareNageAn act or instance of swimming."The swim across the lake was a challenging but rewarding experience for the team. "La nage à travers le lac a été une expérience difficile mais enrichissante pour l'équipe.sportactionnauticalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVessie natatoireThe sound, or air bladder, of a fish."The fish's swim was quite small, barely noticeable under the water. "La vessie natatoire du poisson était assez petite, à peine perceptible sous l'eau.organanimalfishbiologyanatomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn endroit fréquenté par les poissonsA part of a stream much frequented by fish."The fish in the creek's shallow swim were easy to catch. "Les poissons dans le lieu fréquenté par les poissons peu profond du ruisseau étaient faciles à attraper.fishgeographynatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMouvement de danse du "swim"A dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in a freestyle swimming manner."At the school dance, the popular kids showed off their groovy swim. "Lors de la danse de l'école, les enfants populaires ont montré leur mouvement de danse du "swim" groovy.dancemusicentertainmentcultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNagerTo move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means."The children loved to swim in the cool pool after school. "Les enfants adoraient nager dans la piscine fraîche après l'école.actionsportnatureanimalphysiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNagerTo become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid"a bare few bits of meat swimming in watery sauce"Quelques maigres morceaux de viande nageaient dans une sauce aqueuse.actionnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNagerTo move around freely because of excess space."The children swam around the empty swimming pool, happy to have the space to play. "Les enfants nageaient dans la piscine vide, heureux d'avoir l'espace pour jouer.spaceactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNagerTo traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to utilize a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event."For exercise, we like to swim laps around the pool."Pour faire de l'exercice, nous aimons nager des longueurs dans la piscine.sportactionoceannauticalsailingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire nagerTo cause to swim."Half of the guinea pigs were swum daily."La moitié des cobayes étaient faits nager quotidiennement.sportactionnauticalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNagerTo float."sink or swim"Sombrer ou nager.sportactionabilitynatureanimalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre inondé, trempéTo be overflowed or drenched."The rain was so heavy that the basement started to swim. "La pluie était si forte que le sous-sol a commencé à être inondé.naturedisasteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNagerTo immerse in water to make the lighter parts float."to swim wheat in order to select seed"Pour sélectionner les semences, il faut faire nager le blé.sportactionanimaloceannatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSoumettre (une sorcière présumée) à l'épreuve de l'eauTo test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches."In the medieval village, they would swim suspected witches to determine their guilt. "Dans le village médiéval, ils soumettaient les sorcières présumées à l'épreuve de l'eau pour déterminer leur culpabilité.ritualmythologyhistorylawsupernaturalreligioncultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNagerTo glide along with a waving motion."The ducklings swam gracefully across the pond, their little bodies waving rhythmically. "Les canetons nageaient avec grâce à travers l'étang, leurs petits corps ondulant rythmiquement.sportactionanimalnauticalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉtourdissement, syncopeA dizziness; swoon."The sudden heat caused a swim, and the student fainted briefly. "La chaleur soudaine a causé un étourdissement, et l'étudiant s'est évanoui brièvement.medicinesensationbodyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAvoir des vertiges, tournerTo be dizzy or vertiginous; have a giddy sensation; to have, or appear to have, a whirling motion."My head was swimming after drinking two bottles of cheap wine."J'ai eu la tête qui tournait après avoir bu deux bouteilles de vin bon marché.sensationmedicinephysiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQuelqu'un d'autre, pas moiAbbreviation of someone who isn't me. used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination, especially in online drug forums"The online forum post used "swim" instead of their own name to avoid revealing their identity. "Le message sur le forum en ligne a utilisé « quelqu'un d'autre » au lieu de son propre nom pour éviter de révéler son identité.internetcomputinglanguagewordcommunicationlawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
