swimming - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Possible base forms

swimming
swim (Verb)

Verbs

to swim  | swam, swum |	nager
to swim the river/the lake/the Channel/...  | swam, swum |	traverser la rivière/le lac/la Manche/... à la nage
to swim  | swam, swum | [fig.]   - head	tourner [fig.]   - avoir la tête qui tourne
to swim  | swam, swum | [fig.]   - seems to be moving around	s'embrouiller   - devenir trouble, confus
to swim  | swam, swum | [SPORT.]	faire de la natation
to swim around across sth.  | swam, swum |	traverser qc. à la nage

Nouns

(swimming) pool	la piscine
swimming goggles  pl.	les lunettes de natation  f.  pl.
swimming goggles  pl.	les lunettes de plongée  f.  pl.
swimming ring	la bouée gonflable
swimming lane	le couloir   - natation
swimming costume (Brit.) [TEXTIL.]	le maillot de bain
swimming corridor [SPORT.]	le couloir de nage   - dans une piscine
swimming trunks  pl. [TEXTIL.]	le maillot de bain   - pour homme
swim goggles  pl.	les lunettes de natation  f.  pl.
swim goggles  pl.	les lunettes de plongée  f.  pl.
swim trunks  pl. [TEXTIL.]	le slip de bain
swim trunks  pl. [TEXTIL.]	le maillot de bain   - pour homme
one-piece swimming costume (Brit.) [TEXTIL.]	le maillot de bain une pièce

Phrases / Collocations

to go swimming	aller nager
to be swimming in sth. [pej.] [COOK.]   - sauce, dressing, grease	baigner dans qc. [pej.]   - sauce, vinaigrette, graisse
to swim a length	nager une longueur
to have a swim	nager
to go for a swim	aller nager
to be in the swim [fig.] [coll.]   dated	être à la page [fig.]

Examples

Can you swim?

Tu sais nager ?

Orthographically similar words

shimming, skimming, slimming