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Swim

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English

Pronunciation

  • SAMPA : /'/
  • IPA : /'swɪm/

Intransitive verb

to swim (swam, swum)

  1. to move through the water, without touching the bottom

Translations

  • Breton: neuñviñ , neuial
  • Bulgarian: плувам
  • Czech: plavat
  • Dutch: zwemmen
  • French: nager
  • German: schwimmen
  • Indonesian: berenang
  • Interlingua: natar
  • Italian: nuotare
  • Japanese: 泳ぐ (およぐ , oyogu)
  • Portuguese: nadar
  • Romanian: înota
  • Russian: плавать
  • Slovak: plavať
  • Slovio: plavat
  • Spanish: nadar
  • Swedish: simma
  • Vietnamese: bơi , tắm (lit. "to bathe"; used when swimming leisurely)

Noun

swim

  1. the act of swimming. (I'm going for a swim.)

Translations

  • Bulgarian: плуване n
  • Czech: plavání n
  • German: Schwimmen n
  • Slovak: plávanie n

See also

  • Wikipedia article on swimming


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