dive
Significat (anglès)
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- To swim under water.
- To jump into water head-first.
- To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
- To descend sharply or steeply.
- To lose altitude quickly by pointing downwards, as with a bird or aircraft.
- To undertake with enthusiasm.
- To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
- To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
- To explore by diving; to plunge into.
- To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
Sinònims
plunge into
nose dive
remain under water
dive into
doggery
fall headlong
leap in
rush headlong
plunge headlong
fall face down wards
push down into the water
power dive
juke house
straight thrust
dive into water
jump into water
drop down
ginmill
phreatic water
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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/daɪv/
Etimologia (anglès)
From Middle English diven, duven, from the merger of Old English dȳfan (“to dip, immerse”, transitive weak verb) (from Proto-Germanic *dūbijaną) and dūfan (“to duck, dive, sink, penetrate”, intransitive strong verb) (past participle ġedofen). Cognate with Icelandic dýfa (“to dip, dive”), Low German bedaven (“covered, covered with water”). See also deep, dip.
diva
- Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
- (informal,slang) A person who may be considered or who considers herself (or by extension, himself) much more important than others, has high expectations of others, and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.
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