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Translations

swimmingnoun
swimmings
pl
natationSport ou activité.
Swimming is a great way to stay fit and healthy.
La natation est un excellent moyen de rester en forme et en bonne santé.
Additional translations
baignadeUne séance ou un moment de nage.
Synonyms
splashing
bathing
floating
paddling
diving
swimminggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈswɪmɪŋ/
US
/ˈswɪmɪŋ/
de natationRelatif à la pratique de la natation.
She wore her swimming costume to the pool.
Elle a mis son costume de natation pour aller à la piscine.
Additional translations
nageantQui se déplace en nageant.
vertigineuxAu sens de sensation de vertige ou de tête qui tourne.
Synonyms
woozy
reeling
awash
overflowing
swamped
aquatic
natatorial
dizzy
giddy
lightheaded
swimverb

swimming

Gerund

swam
Past Simple
swum
Past Participle
swimming
Gerund
UK
/swɪm/
US
/swɪm/
She learned to swim when she was just five years old.
Elle a appris à nager quand elle n’avait que cinq ans.
Additional translations
tournerSens figuré : sensation de vertige ou de confusion.
flotterPour un objet à la surface d’un liquide.
baignerSens passif : être entouré ou couvert de liquide.
Synonyms
paddle
propel
navigate
glide
dive
splash
float

Definitions

swimmingnoun
The sport or activity of moving through water by using the arms, legs, and body in motions called strokes.
Swimming is a great way to stay fit and healthy.
A period or session of swimming.
We have swimming every Tuesday afternoon at the local pool.
swimminggerund / present participle
Relating to or used for the activity of swimming.
She wore her swimming costume to the pool.
Moving or floating on water.
The swimming ducklings followed their mother across the pond.
Feeling dizzy or lightheaded, as if the surroundings are moving.
After spinning around, he felt a swimming sensation in his head.
swimverb
To move through water by moving the body or parts of the body.
She learned to swim when she was just five years old.
To float on or at the surface of a liquid.
The leaves swam on the surface of the pond.
To be immersed in or covered with a liquid.
The pasta swam in a rich, creamy sauce.
To appear to move or float in a dizzy or confused manner.
After spinning around, the room seemed to swim before his eyes.
To cross (a body of water) by swimming.
He swam the river in just under five minutes.
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