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 Translation for 'to swim sth' from English to Spanish
nadar (algo)to swim (sth.)
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¡Nademos!Let's swim!
bañarse [para nadar]to go for a swim
hincar algo en algoto drive sth. into sth. [e.g. with a hammer]
cambiar algo por algoto trade sth. for sth. [esp. Am.] [swap, exchange]
fin.
invertir algo en algo
to pump sth. into sth. [coll.] [idiom] [invest]
sumir a-algn/algo en algo [también fig.]to plunge sb./sth. into sth. [also fig.]
cubrir algo con algoto strew sth. with. sth. [cover by scattering]
estrellar algo contra algoto hurl sth. against sth. [intending to break]
intercambiar algo por algoto barter sth. for sth. [trade, exchange]
apartar a-algn/algo de algoto urge sb./sth. away from sth.
dejar que algn/algo haga algo [esperar]to wait until sb./sth. does sth.
abarrotar algo de algoto pack sth. with sth. [fill, stuff]
estampar algo contra algoto fling sth. against sth. [intending to smash]
cubrir algo con algoto plaster sth. all over sth. [fig.]
dejar su huella en algoto imprint one's sth. on sth.
tener algo que ver con algoto have sth. to do with sth.
rezar para que algo/algn haga algoto pray that sb./sth. does sth.
calificar a-algn/algo de algoto describe sb./sth. as sth.
afirmar algo sobre la base de algoto predicate sth. on sth. [base]
arrimar algo a algoto put sth. next to sth.
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Usage Examples English
  • He was the first man to swim the 100-meter freestyle under one minute and the 440-yard freestyle under five minutes.
  • Even if they have the power to swim faster, dolphins may have to restrict their speed because collapsing cavitation bubbles on their tail are too painful.
  • He argued that the ability to swim was solely dependent on the molecular change in the brain, concluding that consciousness is not necessary for reflex actions.
  • Since the tissue layers are very thin, they provide too little power to swim against currents and just enough to control movement within currents.
  • The annual Basel Rhine Swim draws several thousand visitors to the city to swim in or float on the Rhine.

  • Nonnus states that the waters rose so far that even high on the hills Echo was forced to swim.
  • It was designed to be landed by parachute and to swim across rivers.
  • The main character is trapped by his inability to swim and instead spends the bulk of the book reminiscing on his life and the adventures that brought him to be stranded.
  • She was encouraged to swim by her trainer who eventually succeeded in lassoing her with a chain, and she arrived safely at the other side.
  • Cave and wreck penetration divers sometimes carry cylinders attached at their sides instead, allowing them to swim through more confined spaces.

  • Hydrodynamics is important to stroke technique for swimming faster, and swimmers who want to swim faster or exhaust less try to reduce the drag of the body's motion through the water.
  • Early travelers and settlers would have to swim the river on horseback and cattle would have to be driven into the river to swim across.
  • While humans are allowed to swim with manatees in one area of Florida, there have been numerous charges of people harassing and disturbing the manatees.
  • Women are permitted by the city council to swim topless in public swimming pools. Everyone must wear bathing attire, but covering of the breasts is not mandatory.
  • Also new discoveries have shown that Plesiosaurs had the ability to swim in fresh waters, but the cold temperatures would make it hard for it to live.

  • In August 2018, competitive swimmer Richard Royal became the first person to swim the [...] from Sealand to the mainland, finishing in 3 hrs 29 mins.
  • Atlantic cod have been recorded to swim at speeds of a minimum of [...] and a maximum of [...] with a mean swimming speed of [...].
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