nadar

v.

to swim (avanzar en el agua).

no sé nadar I can't swim

nadar contra corriente to go against the tide

nadan en deudas (figurative) they're up to their necks in debt

nadar entre dos aguas (figurative) to sit on the fence

nadar en la abundancia (figurative) to be living in the lap of luxury

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nadar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to swim

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FRASEOLOGÍA

nadar contra corriente figurado to go against the tide

nadar en la abundancia to be rolling in it, live in the lap of luxury

nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence

nadar y guardar la ropa to have one's cake and eat it, have it both ways

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verb

to swim

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VI

1) [gen] to swim; (=flotar) to float; And (=bañarse) to take a bath

¿no sabes nadar? — can't you swim?

nadar a braza — to do (the) breaststroke, swim breaststroke

nadar a crol — to do the crawl, swim crawl

nadar a espalda — to do backstroke, swim backstroke

nadar a mariposa — to do (the) butterfly, swim butterfly

- nadar contra corriente

- nadar en la abundancia

- querer nadar y guardar la ropa

agua

2) [en prenda, zapatos]

en estos pantalones va nadando — these trousers are much too big for him, he's lost inside these trousers

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1)

a) persona/pez to swim

¿sabes nadar? — can you swim?

nadar (estilo) mariposa — to do (the) butterfly

b) ramas/hojas (flotar) to float

2)

a) (quedar grande) (+ me/te/le etc)

esa falda te nada — that skirt's much o far too big for you

b) (en un espacio)

nadábamos en esa casa tan grande — we were lost in that great big house

3) nadar en (tener mucho)

nadar en dinero — to be rolling in money (colloq)

el pollo nadaba en grasa — the chicken was swimming in grease

2.

nadar vt to swim

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= swim.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado swam, participio swum.

Ex. Only the dead fish swim with the current.

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* gafas para nadar = swimming goggles.

* nadar como un pez = swim like + a fish.

* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.

* nadar largos = swim + laps.

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1)

a) persona/pez to swim

¿sabes nadar? — can you swim?

nadar (estilo) mariposa — to do (the) butterfly

b) ramas/hojas (flotar) to float

2)

a) (quedar grande) (+ me/te/le etc)

esa falda te nada — that skirt's much o far too big for you

b) (en un espacio)

nadábamos en esa casa tan grande — we were lost in that great big house

3) nadar en (tener mucho)

nadar en dinero — to be rolling in money (colloq)

el pollo nadaba en grasa — the chicken was swimming in grease

2.

nadar vt to swim

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= swim.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado swam, participio swum.

Ex: Only the dead fish swim with the current.

* gafas para nadar = swimming goggles.

* nadar como un pez = swim like + a fish.

* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.

* nadar largos = swim + laps.

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nadar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 «persona/pez» to swim

¿sabes nadar? can you swim?

nada como un pez she swims like a fish

nadar (estilo) pecho or (Esp) a braza to do (the) breaststroke, to swim breaststroke

2 «ramas/hojas» (flotar) to float

B

1

«prenda» (quedar grande) (+ me/te/le etc): esa falda te nada that skirt's much o far too big for you

2

(en una prenda, un espacio): nadábamos en esa casa tan grande we were lost in that great big house

mis sillones van a quedar nadando en esta sala my armchairs are going to look lost in this room

C nadar en

(tener mucho): nadan en dinero they're rolling in money (colloq)

el pollo nadaba en grasa the chicken was swimming in grease

con las obras en casa estamos nadando en mugre/polvo with all the work going on the house is filthy/covered in dust

■ nadar

vt

to swim

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nadar (conjugate nadar) verbo intransitivo

a) [persona/pez] to swim;

◊ ¿sabes nadar? can you swim?;

nadar (estilo) mariposa/pecho to do (the) butterfly/breaststroke;
nadar de espalda or (Méx) de dorso to do (the) back stroke

b) [ramas/hojas] (flotar) to float

c)

◊ nadar en (tener mucho): nadar en dinero to be rolling in money (colloq);

el pollo nadaba en grasa the chicken was swimming in grease
verbo transitivo
to swim
nadar verbo intransitivo
1 Dep to swim: no sé nadar, I can't swim
2 (un objeto) to float
3 (tener en abundancia) nada en libros, she has a lot of books
'nadar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bañarse
- braza
- dar
- flotador
- gustar
- manguito
- mía
- mío
- saber
- tabla
- abundancia
- brazada
- corcho
- desnudo
- gorro
- lunes
- mariposa
- ser
English:
ashore
- crawl
- fence
- go
- neither
- nor
- roll
- swim
- swimming
- can
- fashion
- game
- miss
- non-
- warn

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nadar vi

1. [avanzar en el agua] to swim;

no sé nadar I can't swim;

Esp

nadar a braza, Am [m5]nadar pecho to do the breaststroke;

Esp

nadar a espalda, Andes, CAm, Carib, RP [m5]nadar espalda, Méx [m5]nadar de dorso to do the backstroke;

Esp

nadar a mariposa, Am [m5]nadar mariposa to do the butterfly;

nadar contra corriente to go against the tide;

Comp

nadar en la abundancia to be living in the lap of luxury;

Comp

nadan en deudas they're up to their necks in debt;

Comp

nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence;

Comp

Fam

nadar y guardar la ropa to have your cake and eat it

2. [flotar] to float

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nadar

v/i swim;

nadar y guardar la ropa fig have one’s cake and eat it;

nadar en dinero fig be rolling in money

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nadar vi

1) : to swim

2)

nadar en : to be swimming in, to be rolling in

nadar vt

: to swim

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nadar vb to swim [pt. swam; pp. swum]

¿sabes nadar? can you swim?

ir a nadar to go swimming

nadar braza to do the breaststroke

nadar crol to do the crawl

nadar espalda to do the backstroke

nadar mariposa to do the butterfly