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Meanings of swim in inglés

portugués
natação
catalán
natació

The act of swimming.

natação
portugués
nadar
catalán
nedar
español
flotar

Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom.

flotar

Be covered with or submerged in a liquid.

Usage of swim in inglés
1
Legend said his two young children began learning to swim months ago.
Ebony
2
Only 25 passengers managed to swim to safety, a police official said.
Reuters
3
If you test positive you shouldn't be allowed to swim, he said.
News.com.au
4
I can climb any time I wish, swim any time I wish.
Woken furies
5
The question is: if you swim slowly, why even enter a race?
The Guardian
6
Friends saw him start the swim but then lost sight of him.
Radio NZ
7
I want to swim in the sea and picnic in the hills.
Daughters of the Nile
8
All I need is a swimsuit' Do you know how to swim?
The Guardian
9
A swim in the sea was a real break, a real luxury.
The clouds beneath the sun
10
Car pools; dentist, doctor, and orthodontist appointments; gymnastics, ballet, and swim-team runs.
Bones of the Lost
11
Today I took my first swim lesson since I was like 5.
Ebony
12
They transformed themselves into a race that could swim in the sea.
Seveneves
13
They swim at U.S. college level, which means they cannot earn money.
Reuters
14
Far too many of its rivers are not safe to swim in.
Radio NZ
15
We swim across the Cylindrical Sea and walk over to the chairlift.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
16
The pearlfish has to swim up sea cucumber butts to escape predation.
Wired
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español
flotarnadar
Swim through the time
Swim across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
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