| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| diving n | (sport: jumping into water) | salto nm |
| | | clavado nm |
| | The British Olympic team took bronze in diving. |
| | El equipo olímpico británico ganó el bronce en salto. |
| diving n | (action of jumping into water) | zambullida nf |
| | Diving is what James likes doing best when he goes to the swimming pool. |
| | La zambullida es lo que más le gusta hacer a James cuando va a la piscina. |
| diving n | (scuba diving: deep-sea swimming) | buceo nm |
| | | submarinismo nm |
| | Diving is quite safe if you follow the correct procedures. |
| | El buceo es seguro si sigues los procedimientos adecuados. |
| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| dive⇒ vi | (plunge into water) | zambullirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | tirarse de cabeza loc verb |
| | The boy dove from the top of the cliff into the sea. |
| | El chico se zambulló desde el acantilado hacia el mar. |
| dive vi | (go scuba diving) | bucear⇒ vi |
| | Dave had the opportunity to dive on his last holiday. |
| | Dave tuvo la oportunidad de bucear en sus últimas vacaciones. |
| dive vi | (plunge through air) | saltar⇒ vi |
| | | lanzarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The acrobats dove into the nets. |
| | Los acróbatas saltaron en las redes. |
| dive n | (jump into water) | zambullida nf |
| | (AmL) | clavado nm |
| | The dive caused the water in the pool to splash. |
| | La zambullida hizo que salpicara el agua de la piscina. |
| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| dive n | informal (squalid bar) | bar de mala muerte nm + loc adj |
| | | antro nm |
| | Why did you ask me to meet you in this bar? It's a dive! |
| | ¿Por qué me dijiste de juntarnos aquí? ¡Es un bar de mala muerte! |
| dive n | (plane: descent) | picado nm |
| | The pilot managed to regain control of the plane and stop its dive. |
| | El piloto pudo tomar el control del avión nuevamente y evitar el picado. |
| dive n | (scuba diving) | buceo nm |
| | | submarinismo nm |
| | The holiday company is organizing a dive for tomorrow. |
| | La compañía de viajes está organizando un buceo para mañana. |
| dive n | (dash, lunge) | estirada nf |
| | (AR, CL, CO, UY) | zambullida nf |
| | The goalkeeper's dive for the ball came too late and he missed. |
| | La estirada del arquero fue muy tardía y no logró atajar el balón. |
| dive n | figurative (stocks, prices: sudden drop) | caída nf |
| | The dive in share prices has left many investors worse off. |
| | La caída del precio de las acciones ha puesto peor a muchos inversores. |
| dive n | (soccer, football: faked fall) | piscinazo nm |
| | | falta fingida nf + adj |
| | The player's dive earned him a yellow card from the referee. |
| | El piscinazo le valió al jugador una tarjeta amarilla del árbitro. |
| dive⇒ vi | informal, figurative (stocks, price: go down) | caer⇒ vi |
| | Share prices in the company are diving after the CEO's sudden resignation. |
| | Los precios de las acciones en la compañía están cayendo después de la renuncia del CEO. |
| dive vi | (go underwater) | sumergirse⇒ v prnl |
| | The submarine dove into the depths. |
| | El submarino se sumergió en las profundidades. |
| dive vi | figurative (plane: decend nose first) | bajar en picado loc verb |
| | | caer en picado loc verb |
| | The plane's engines failed and it began to dive. |
| | Los motores del avión fallaron y el avión empezó a bajar en picado. |
| dive vi | (move quickly) | precipitarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | moverse con rapidez loc verb |
| | The spy dived into a doorway. |
| | El espía se precipitó a la puerta. |
| dive vi | figurative (plunge into activity) (figurado) | zambullirse⇒ v prnl |
| | Martha dived into her new book and read all night. |
| | Marta se zambulló en su nuevo libro y leyó toda la noche. |
| dive vi | (soccer, football: pretend to fall) (figurado) | tirarse a la piscina loc verb |
| | | fingir una falta loc verb |
| | The player dived in the hope that the referee would award his team a free kick. |
| | El jugador se tiró a la piscina con la esperanza de que el árbitro le concediera un tiro libre a su equipo. |
| Locuciones verbales |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| dive in vi phrasal | figurative (undertake [sth] enthusiastically) | dedicarse de lleno loc verb |
| | | meterse de lleno loc verb |
| | When trying to speak a foreign language, it is best to just dive in and accept that you will make mistakes. |
| | Cuando intentas hablar otro idioma, lo mejor es dedicarse de lleno y aceptar que cometerás errores. |
| dive into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (undertake enthusiastically) | sumergirse en v prnl + prep |
| | | adentrarse en v prnl + prep |
| | I couldn't wait to dive into my favorite author's latest book. |
| | Estaba impaciente por sumergirme en el último libro de mi autor favorito. |
Compound Forms:
diving | dive |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| deep-sea diving n | (scuba diving at great depths) | buceo de gran profundidad nm + loc adj |
| | Deep-sea diving opens a whole new universe to scientists, engineers and archaeologists. |
dive instructor,
diving instructor n | (person who teaches scuba diving) | instructor de buceo, instructora de buceo loc nm, loc nf |
| | | profesor de buceo, profesora de buceo loc nm, loc nf |
| diving bell n | (submersible chamber) | campana de buceo loc nom f |
| diving board n | (springboard into pool) | trampolín nm |
| | She bounced three times on the diving board before entering the water with a splash. |
| | Rebotó tres veces sobre el trampolín antes de meterse al agua. |
| diving gear n | (equipment for scuba diving) | equipo de buceo nm + loc adj |
| | She rented diving gear before going on vacation. |
| | Alquiló un equipo de buceo antes de irse de vacaciones. |
| diving lung n | (oxygen tank used by scuba divers) | tanque de oxígeno nm + loc adj |
| diving master n | (highly-qualified scuba diver) | buceador experto, buceadora experta nm, nf + adj |
| | The diving master showed us how to use the oxygen tanks. |
| | El buceador experto nos mostró cómo usar los tanques de oxígeno. |
| diving suit | (diving equipment) | traje de buzo nm + loc adj |
| | | traje de buceo nm + loc adj |
| diving tank n | (for scuba diving) | tanque de oxígeno nm + loc adj |
| | A SCUBA diver's air is delivered from the diving tank through a regulator. |
Dumpster diving,
dumpster diving n | US, ® (picking through refuse bins) | revolver basura loc verb |
| Note: Though "Dumpster" is trademarked, it is often used uncapitalized; it may also be used generically to refer to any similar large waste receptacle. |
| | For the last few months, he had been squatting in an abandoned house and dumpster diving for his meals. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | cartonear⇒ vi |
| | | cirujear⇒ vi |
freediving,
free diving,
free-diving n | (sport: skin diving) | buceo libre nm + adj mf |
| | | apnea nf |
| | | buceo a pulmón nm + loc adj |
| | | buceo sin equipo nm + loc adj |
| | The resort offers a number of activities for guests, including scuba diving and freediving. |
| | El centro de vacaciones ofrece varias actividades para los huéspedes, incluyendo buceo con tanque y buceo libre. |
| ice diving n | (scuba diving under layer of ice) | buceo bajo hielo nm + loc adj |
| scuba diving n | (deep-sea swimming) | buceo nm |
| | We wanted to do some scuba diving but couldn't afford to hire the equipment. |
| | Queríamos hacer buceo pero no teníamos para pagar el alquiler del equipo. |
scuba mask,
diving mask n | (face covering used for scuba diving) | máscara de buceo nf + loc adj |
| skin diving n | (in water) | buceo libre nm + adj mf |
| | | apnea nf |
| | | buceo a pulmón nm + loc adj |
| | | buceo sin equipo nm + loc adj |
skydiving,
sky diving n | (jumping from a plane) | caída libre loc nom f |
| | | paracaidismo nm |
| | Rachel loves extreme sports such as skydiving. |
| | A Rachel le encantan los deportes extremos como la caída libre. |
| wreck diving n | (scuba-diving to explore shipwrecks) | buceo de barcos hundidos nm + loc adj |