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She had learned to swim in a fortnight, and often, when they raced together, he had seen her stem the current with a stroke as rapid as his own.
En quinze jours, elle avait appris à nager, et souvent, quand ils luttaient de vitesse, il l’avait vue couper le courant d’un bras aussi rapide que le sien.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
I would rather swim the Limpopo, Cornelis, among all the crocodiles than that icy river.
Je préférerais traverser le Limpopo à la nage, malgré tous les crocodiles, Cornélius, que cette rivière glacée.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
It will be understood that the two adventurers were compelled to swim across a deep and rapid channel before they could reach a part of the rift that admitted of wading.
Nos deux aventuriers eurent à passer à la nage un canal rapide et profond avant d’atteindre une partie du rift qui leur permit de toucher la terre du pied.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
He loved order, steadiness, and peace, by temperament, his nature having no complications; and face to face with this catastrophe, he found himself like a man who has fallen into the water and cannot swim.
Il aimait l'ordre, la sagesse, le repos par tempérament, n'ayant point de replis dans l'esprit; et il demeurait, devant cette catastrophe, comme un homme qui tombe à l'eau sans avoir jamais nagé.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Harris said there was nothing like a swim before breakfast to give you an appetite.
Harris affirma qu’il n’y avait rien de tel qu’une petite trempette avant le déjeuner pour vous mettre en appétit.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
And yet how could he part company from the others, swim ashore, and save himself while they were being drowned?
Mais comment lâcher les autres pour gagner la rive ? Comment se repêcher lui-même, tandis que les autres se noieraient ?
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
description of any thinning of swim-up fry to start the second phase of an EAF test (manner, numbers, timing);
La description de l'éclaircissage des truitelles avant le début de la deuxième étape de l'essai EAT (méthode, nombres, moment) ;
"We've fairly tree'd the scamps," said Hurry, chuckling at their success; "if they wish to visit the castle, let 'em wade or swim!
– Nous avons joliment damé le pion à ces vagabonds, dit Hurry, fier du succès qu’ils avaient obtenu. S’ils veulent rendre une visite au château, qu’ils cherchent un gué, ou qu’ils viennent à la nage.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
My head was beginning to swim, but I made one more effort.
La tête me tournait, mais je fis encore un effort.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
She had learnt to swim in a fortnight.
Elle avait appris à nager en quinze jours.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
At that time, there must be a count of the total numbers of alevins, deformed alevins, and swim-up fry in each replicate, after which the alevins are discarded.
H faut alors compter tous les alevins, tous les alevins difformes et toutes les truitelles dans chaque répétition, après quoi, on se débarrasse des alevins .
The idea, overnight, had been that we should get up early in the morning, fling off our rugs and shawls, and, throwing back the canvas, spring into the river with a joyous shout, and revel in a long delicious swim.
Notre projet, la veille, était de nous lever tôt, d’envoyer promener nos châles et couvertures, de sauter à l’eau en poussant de grands cris joyeux et de nous livrer aux délices de la natation.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Didn't he know any better than to go prowling about a Huron camp at midnight, with no place to retreat to but a lake? or did he think himself a buck, that by taking to the water could throw off the scent and swim himself out of difficulty?
N’avait-il rien de mieux à faire que d’aller rôder dans un camp de Hurons à minuit sans autre place de retraite qu’un lac ? Se croyait-il un daim, et s’imaginait-il qu’en se jetant à l’eau il ferait perdre sa piste et se tirerait d’affaire ?
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Mandragoras, hemlocks, hellebores, dwales, poured forth their odours, and made their heads swim till they reeled and tottered one against the other.
Des mandragores, des ciguës, des hellébores, des belladones, montait un vertige à leurs tempes, un assoupissement, qui les faisait chanceler aux bras l'un de l'autre, le coeur sur les lèvres.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
I've got the canoes safe, and that's a consolation, since the vagabonds will have to swim for it, or raft off, to come near this place.
Je ramène les pirogues en sûreté, et c’est une consolation, puisque les vagabonds ne pourront venir ici sans se mettre à la nage, où sans avoir construit des radeaux.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

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Collocations

swim suit
maillot de bain
swim against the current
remonter le courant
swimming pool
piscine
swimming suit
maillot de bain
synchronized swimming
natation synchronisée
swimming pool
bassin
International Swimming Federation
Fédération Internationale de Natation

Word forms

swim

verb
Basic forms
Pastswam
Imperativeswim
Present Participle (Participle I)swimming
Past Participle (Participle II)swum
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I swimwe swim
you swimyou swim
he/she/it swimsthey swim
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am swimmingwe are swimming
you are swimmingyou are swimming
he/she/it is swimmingthey are swimming
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have swumwe have swum
you have swumyou have swum
he/she/it has swumthey have swum
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been swimmingwe have been swimming
you have been swimmingyou have been swimming
he/she/it has been swimmingthey have been swimming
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I swamwe swam
you swamyou swam
he/she/it swamthey swam
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was swimmingwe were swimming
you were swimmingyou were swimming
he/she/it was swimmingthey were swimming
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had swumwe had swum
you had swumyou had swum
he/she/it had swumthey had swum
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been swimmingwe had been swimming
you had been swimmingyou had been swimming
he/she/it had been swimmingthey had been swimming
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will swimwe shall/will swim
you will swimyou will swim
he/she/it will swimthey will swim
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be swimmingwe shall/will be swimming
you will be swimmingyou will be swimming
he/she/it will be swimmingthey will be swimming
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have swumwe shall/will have swum
you will have swumyou will have swum
he/she/it will have swumthey will have swum
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been swimmingwe shall/will have been swimming
you will have been swimmingyou will have been swimming
he/she/it will have been swimmingthey will have been swimming
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would swimwe should/would swim
you would swimyou would swim
he/she/it would swimthey would swim
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be swimmingwe should/would be swimming
you would be swimmingyou would be swimming
he/she/it would be swimmingthey would be swimming
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have swumwe should/would have swum
you would have swumyou would have swum
he/she/it would have swumthey would have swum
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been swimmingwe should/would have been swimming
you would have been swimmingyou would have been swimming
he/she/it would have been swimmingthey would have been swimming
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am swumwe are swum
you are swumyou are swum
he/she/it is swumthey are swum
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being swumwe are being swum
you are being swumyou are being swum
he/she/it is being swumthey are being swum
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been swumwe have been swum
you have been swumyou have been swum
he/she/it has been swumthey have been swum
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was swumwe were swum
you were swumyou were swum
he/she/it was swumthey were swum
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being swumwe were being swum
you were being swumyou were being swum
he/she/it was being swumthey were being swum
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been swumwe had been swum
you had been swumyou had been swum
he/she/it had been swumthey had been swum
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be swumwe shall/will be swum
you will be swumyou will be swum
he/she/it will be swumthey will be swum
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been swumwe shall/will have been swum
you will have been swumyou will have been swum
he/she/it will have been swumthey will have been swum

swim

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseswimswims
Possessive caseswim'sswims'