English-German translation for "swimming"

"swimming" German translation

swimming
[ˈswimiŋ]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Schwimmenneuter | Neutrum n
    swimming
    swimming
  • Schwindel(gefühlneuter | Neutrum n)masculine | Maskulinum m
    swimming reeling
    swimming reeling
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swimming
[ˈswimiŋ]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • Schwimm…
    swimming relating to swimming
    swimming relating to swimming
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  • selten glatt (vonstattengehend), reibungslos, leicht, erfolgreich
    swimming figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    swimming figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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he ought to know better than to go swimming after a big meal
er sollte so viel Verstand haben zu wissen, dass man nach einem reichlichen Mahl nicht baden geht
he ought to know better than to go swimming after a big meal
open-air swimming pool
open-air swimming pool
to be eager about swimming, to be eager to swim
to be eager about swimming, to be eager to swim
to overdo swimming
to overdo swimming
good at swimming
good at swimming
his eyes were swimming with tears
seine Augen schwammen in Tränen
his eyes were swimming with tears
(also | aucha. pair of swimming trunks)plural noun | Substantiv Plural spl
Badehosefeminine | Femininum f
(also | aucha. pair of swimming trunks)plural noun | Substantiv Plural spl
a heated swimming pool
ein beheiztes Schwimmbad
a heated swimming pool
apparatus for swimming
Schwimmwerkzeug(e)
apparatus for swimming
subaqua swimming
subaqua swimming
to go swimming
to go swimming
swimming things
Badesachen, -zeug
swimming things
to go swimming
to go swimming
to be capable of swimming
to beatsomebody | jemand sb at swimming
jemanden im Schwimmen schlagen
to beatsomebody | jemand sb at swimming
Sie lernen Schwimmen durch Schwimmen. Sie lernen Rad fahren durch Rad fahren.
You learn swimming by swimming. You learn cycling by cycling.
Source: TED
Im Sommer gehe ich oft an den Strand zum Schwimmen.
I often go swimming at the beach in the summer.
Source: Tatoeba
Wie oft gehst du jeden Sommer im Meer schwimmen?
How often do you go swimming in the sea each summer?
Source: Tatoeba
Sie lernen Schwimmen durch Schwimmen.
You learn swimming by swimming.
Source: TED
Sie lernen Schwimmen durch Schwimmen.
You learn swimming by swimming.
Source: TED
Ich erzitterte schon bei dem bloßen Gedanken, über den Fluss zu schwimmen.
The mere idea of swimming across the river made me tremble.
Source: Tatoeba
Aber sie kümmerten sich den Teufel um Murmeln, Zirkus, Schwimmen oder sonst was.
But they cared nothing for marbles, or circus, or swimming, or anything.
Source: Books
Tom schwamm alles vor den Augen.
Everything was swimming before Tom.
Source: Books
Du musst vorsichtig sein beim Baden im Meer.
You must be careful in swimming in the sea.
Source: Tatoeba
Es gibt keinen anderen, kürzeren Weg. Es ist wie Schwimmen durch Schwimmen.
There is no shortcut: it is like swimming by swimming.
Source: TED
Der Weg zu diesem Vorschlag war fast so schwierig wie der Weg der Lachse stromaufwärts.
The path of this proposal has been almost as tortuous as a salmon swimming upstream.
Source: Europarl
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