nadar

to swim

verb

nadar
intransitive verb
1to swim (avanzar en el agua); to float (flotar)
  • no sé nadar -> I can't swim
  • nadar contra corriente -> to go against the tide
  • nadan en deudas (figurative) -> they're up to their necks in debt
  • nadar entre dos aguas (figurative) -> to sit on the fence
  • nadar en la abundancia (figurative) -> to be living in the lap of luxury

nadar [nah-dar’]
verb neuter
1To swim. (n)
2To float on the water, not to sink. (n)
3To be wide or loose. (n)
4To abound, to be plentiful. (Metaphorical) (n)

nadar
verbo:intransitivo
1 (gen) to swim; (flotar) to float; (And) (bañarse) to take a bath
¿no sabes nadar? can't you swim?; nadar a braza to do (the) breaststroke; swim breaststroke; nadar a crol to do the crawl; swim crawl; nadar a espalda to do backstroke; swim backstroke; nadar a mariposa to do (the) butterfly; swim butterfly
nadar contra corriente to go against the tide
nadar en la abundancia to be rolling in it; (familiar) be rolling in money; (familiar)
querer nadar y guardar la ropa to want to have it both ways; want to have one's cake and eat it
2 (en prenda, zapatos)
en estos pantalones va nadando these trousers are much too big for him; he's lost inside these trousers

Verb Conjugation for "nadar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo nado nadé nadaba nadaré nade
nadas nadaste nadabas nadarás nades
Ella/Él/Usted nada nadó nadaba nadará nade
Nosotros nadamos nadamos nadábamos nadaremos nademos
Vosotros nadáis nadasteis nadabais nadaréis nadéis
Ellos/Ustedes nadan nadaron nadaban nadarán naden
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