| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| swim⇒ vi | literary, figurative (glide) | deslizarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Fred Astaire could just swim across a room. |
| | Fred Astaire se deslizaba fácilmente de un lado a otro del salón. |
| swim vi | figurative (float) | flotar⇒ vi |
| | There was a dead bug swimming in my soup. |
| | Había un insecto muerto flotando en mi sopa. |
| swim [sth]⇒ vtr | (cross by swimming) | nadar⇒ vi |
| | | cruzar a nado loc verb |
| | Didn't somebody swim the English Channel last summer? |
| | Alguien nadó el Canal de la Mancha el verano pasado, ¿no? |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
in the swim,
in the swim of things expr | (politically, socially alert) (coloquial) | metido en expr |
| | (coloquial) | en la movida de expr |
| sink or swim v expr | figurative (fail or succeed) (AR, familiar) | rebuscársela o hundirse loc verb |
| | It's sink or swim with this final exam. |
| | En este final es rebuscársela o hundirse. |
| | | todo o nada loc adv |
| | En este final es todo o nada. |
swim bladder,
air bladder,
gas bladder n | (zoology) | vejiga natatoria loc nom f |
swim cap (US),
swimming cap,
swimming hat (UK) n | (swimmer's waterproof hat) | gorro de natación nm + loc adj |
| | | gorra de natación nf + loc adj |
| | | gorro de baño nm + loc adj |
swim coach (US),
swimming coach (UK) n | (person who trains swimmers) | entrenador de natación, entrenadora de natación nm, nf + loc adj |
| | (ES) | monitor de natación, monitora de natación nm, nf + loc adj |
| swim downstream v expr | (move with the current) | nadar con la corriente, nadar a favor de corriente loc verb |
swim goggles (US),
swimming goggles (UK) npl | (glasses worn for swimming) | gafas de natación grupo nom |
| | (AR) | antiparras nfpl |
swim lane (US),
swimming lane (UK) n | (area marked off in a pool) (piscina) | calle nf |
| | | carril nm |
| | (AR) | andarivel nm |
swim lesson,
also UK: swimming lesson n | (class in how to swim) | clase de natación nf + loc adj |
swim team,
also UK: swimming team n | (competing group of swimmers) | equipo de natación nm + loc adj |
swim the crawl,
do the crawl v expr | (do overarm swimming stroke) | nadar estilo crol loc verb |
| | During a freestyle swimming race most swimmers choose to swim the crawl. |
| | En la competición de estilo libre, muchos participantes eligieron nadar estilo crol. |
swim trunks (US),
swimming trunks (UK) npl | (men's swimsuit shorts) | traje de baño loc nom m |
| | (ES) | bañador nm |
| | (AR, UY, BO) | malla nf |
| | (CO, CR) | pantaloneta de baño loc nom f |
| | If you forget your swimming trunks, you can wear a pair of shorts. |
| | Si olvidaste el traje de baño, puedes usar unos shorts. |
| swim upstream v expr | (move against the current) | nadar a contracorriente loc verb |
| | | nadar contracorriente loc verb |
| | We had to swim upstream to reach the man in distress. |
| | Tuvimos que nadar a contracorriente para llegar hasta el hombre en peligro. |
| | | nadar río arriba loc verb |