dive

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dive
[daɪv]
sustantivo
1salto (m) de cabeza (from poolside, diving board); inmersión (f) (of deep-sea diver, submarine)
2antro (m) (familiar Pej) (place)
verbo intransitivo (pt dove [dəʊv])
3tirarse de cabeza (from poolside, diving board) (Estados Unidos); bucear (scuba-diver); sumergirse (deep-sea diver, submarine); lanzarse en (aircraft)picado or (español de España)picada (Am)
  • to dive for cover -> ponerse a cubierto

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dive [daiv-bom-bar]
sustantivo
1Zambullidura, clavado (into water).
2Buceo, acción de bucear o mantenerse debajo del agua. (Deporte)
3Enfrascamiento, absorción en los negocios, etc. 4.
sustantivo
4Timba, leonera, antro (disreputable club, bar). (Familiar) (m)
5He made a dive for the gun, se abalanzó sobre la pistola (lunge, sudden movement). (Coloquial) (m)
(Dep.) Salto de trampolín, clavado. Inmersión (of submarine, whale). Descenso en picado (swoop).

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dive [daɪv]
noun
1 (into water) salto de cabeza (al agua); (m) zambullida; (f) clavado; (m) (CAm) (Méx) (by professional diver, of submarine) inmersión; (f)
2 (Aer) picado; (m) picada; (f) (LAm)
3 (leap)
to make a dive for sth lanzarse abalanzarse sobre algo;or
He made a sudden dive for Uncle Jim's legs to try to trip him up
4 (Ftbl) estirada; (f)
to take a dive (Ftbl) tirarse a la piscina dejarse caer deliberadamente con la intención de conseguir un tiro libre o un penalty; (dejarse caer deliberadamente con la intención de conseguir un tiro libre o un penalty)
Klinsman was sent off for taking a dive in the penalty area
5 (fall)
his reputation has taken a dive (informal) su reputación ha caído en picado
6 (pejorative) (informal) (club etc) garito; (m)
verb:intransitive
1 [+swimmer] tirarse; zambullirse; dar un clavado; (CAm) (Méx) clavarse; (CAm) (Méx) (artistically) saltar; (underwater) bucear; [+submarine] sumergirse
the kids were diving for coins los niños se tiraban al agua para recoger monedas; to dive for pearls buscar perlas; to dive into the water tirarse al agua; zambullirse
2 (Aer) bajar en picado
3 (leap)
the goalkeeper dived for the ball el portero se lanzó a parar el balón; to dive for cover precipitarse en busca de cobijo; he dived for the exit se precipitó hacia la salida; he dived into the crowd se metió entre la muchedumbre; to dive into one's pocket meter la mano en el bolsillo; to dive into a bar entrar a toda prisa en un bar; I dived into the shop for a paper pasé corriendo por la tienda a por un periódico; me metí corriendo a la tienda a por un periódico
4 (fall) [+prices etc] bajar de golpe; caer en picado picada;or (LAm)

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Verb Conjugation for "dive"

Imperative
  • dive
  • you dive
  • he/she dives
  • we dive
  • you dive
  • they dive
Preterite
  • I dived
  • you dived
  • he/she dived
  • we dived
  • you dived
  • they dived
Present Continuous
  • I am diving
  • you are diving
  • he/she is diving
  • we are diving
  • you are diving
  • they are diving
Present Perfect
  • I have dived
  • you have dived
  • he/she has dived
  • we have dived
  • you have dived
  • they have dived
Past Continuous
  • I was diving
  • you were diving
  • he/she was diving
  • we were diving
  • you were diving
  • they were diving
Past Perfect
  • I had dived
  • you had dived
  • he/she had dived
  • we had dived
  • you had dived
  • they had dived
Future
  • I will dive
  • you will dive
  • he/she will dive
  • we will dive
  • you will dive
  • they will dive
Future Perfect
  • I will have dived
  • you will have dived
  • he/she will have dived
  • we will have dived
  • you will have dived
  • they will have dived
Future Continuous
  • I will be diving
  • you will be diving
  • he/she will be diving
  • we will be diving
  • you will be diving
  • they will be diving
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been diving
  • you have been diving
  • he/she has been diving
  • we have been diving
  • you have been diving
  • they have been diving
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been diving
  • you will have been diving
  • he/she will have been diving
  • we will have been diving
  • you will have been diving
  • they will have been diving
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been diving
  • you had been diving
  • he/she had been diving
  • we had been diving
  • you had been diving
  • they had been diving
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