dive1
dived, dived (US tb dove, dove) /daɪv/ [diving]Translation
v [i]
›
⇨ zambullirse
The children dived into the swimming pool Los niños se zambulleron en la piscina
⇨ tirarse de cabeza
⇨ sumergirse
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⇨ bucear
They dived for several hours Bucearon durante varias horas
› (un avión, un pájaro)
⇨ caer en picado
› (en deportes)
⇨ tirarse en plancha
The footballer dived to head the ball El futbolista se tiró en plancha para cabecear
› (precios)
⇨ caer en picado
⇨ bajar
›They dived for cover when the shooting started
Corrieron a refugiarse cuando empezó el tiroteo
to dive {into/under} sth
⇨ meterse {en/debajo de} algo [precipitadamente]
(Definition of dive v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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