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noun

Nage

An act or instance of swimming.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Vessie natatoire

The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Un endroit fréquenté par les poissons

A part of a stream much frequented by fish.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Mouvement de danse du "swim"

A dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in a freestyle swimming manner.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Nager

To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.

Examples :

"The children loved to swim in the cool pool after school. "

Les enfants adoraient nager dans la piscine fraîche après l'école.

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verb

Nager

To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid

Examples :

"a bare few bits of meat swimming in watery sauce"

Quelques maigres morceaux de viande nageaient dans une sauce aqueuse.

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verb

Nager

To move around freely because of excess space.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Nager

To 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.

Examples :

"For exercise, we like to swim laps around the pool."

Pour faire de l'exercice, nous aimons nager des longueurs dans la piscine.

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verb

Faire nager

To cause to swim.

Examples :

"Half of the guinea pigs were swum daily."

La moitié des cobayes étaient faits nager quotidiennement.

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verb

Nager

Examples :

"sink or swim"

Sombrer ou nager.

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verb

Être inondé, trempé

To be overflowed or drenched.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Nager

To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float.

Examples :

"to swim wheat in order to select seed"

Pour sélectionner les semences, il faut faire nager le blé.

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verb

Soumettre (une sorcière présumée) à l'épreuve de l'eau

To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Nager

To glide along with a waving motion.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Étourdissement, syncope

A dizziness; swoon.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Avoir des vertiges, tourner

To be dizzy or vertiginous; have a giddy sensation; to have, or appear to have, a whirling motion.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Quelqu'un d'autre, pas moi

Abbreviation of someone who isn't me. used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination, especially in online drug forums

Examples :

"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.

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