swim

swim
swim [{{t}}swɪm] (pt swam [{{t}}swæm], pp swum [{{t}}swʌm], cont swimming)
1 intransitive verb
(a) (fish, animal) nager; (person → gen) nager; (→ for amusement) nager, se baigner; (→ for sport) nager, faire de la natation;
to go swimming (gen) (aller) se baigner; (in swimming pool) aller à la piscine;
to swim for one's country faire partie de l'équipe nationale de natation;
we went swimming in the lake nous sommes allés nous baigner dans le lac;
she's learning to swim elle apprend à nager;
I can't swim! je ne sais pas nager!;
the lake was too cold to swim in le lac était trop froid pour qu'on s'y baigne;
to swim across a river traverser une rivière à la nage;
to swim upstream/downstream monter/descendre le courant à la nage;
she swam away from/back to the shore elle quitta/regagna la rive à la nage;
he managed to swim to safety il a réussi à se sauver en nageant;
the raft sank and they had to swim for it le radeau a coulé et ils ont été obligés de nager;
also {{}}figurative{{}} to swim against the tide nager à contre-courant
(b) (be soaked) nager, baigner;
the salad was swimming in oil la salade baignait dans l'huile;
the kitchen floor was swimming with water le sol de la cuisine était inondé
(c) (spin)
my head is swimming j'ai la tête qui tourne;
everything swam before my eyes tout semblait tourner autour de moi
2 transitive verb
(a) (river, lake etc) traverser à la nage;
she swam the (English) Channel elle a traversé la Manche à la nage
(b) (a stroke) nager;
can you swim butterfly? est-ce que tu sais nager le papillon?
(c) (distance) nager;
she swam ten lengths elle a fait dix longueurs
(d) (animal)
they swam their horses across the river ils ont fait traverser la rivière à leurs chevaux (à la nage)
3 noun
(a) (for leisure) baignade f; (for exercise) nage f;
to go for a swim (gen) (aller) se baigner; (in swimming pool) aller à la piscine;
he had his morning swim il s'est baigné comme tous les matins;
I feel like a swim j'ai envie d'aller me baigner;
did you have a nice swim? (for leisure) tu t'es bien baigné?; (for exercise) tu as bien nagé?;
it's a good twenty-minute swim out to the island il faut vingt bonnes minutes pour atteindre l'île à la nage;
it was a long hard swim back to the shore ça a été long et difficile de regagner la rive à la nage
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}}
to be in the swim (of things) être dans le coup
►► swim bladder vessie f natatoire

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