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For the verb: "to swim"
Simple Past: swam
Past Participle: swum

Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
swim /swɪm/
  1. noun baignade f;
    to go for a ~ (in sea, river) aller se baigner;
    (in pool) aller à la piscine.
  1. transitive verb (p prés -mm-; prét swam; pp swum) nager (distance, stroke);
    traverser [qch] à la nage (river);
    faire [qch] à la nage (race).
  1. intransitive verb (p prés -mm-; prét swam; pp swum)
    1. (person, animal) nager ( in dans;
      out to vers, jusqu'à      );
      to ~ across sth traverser qch à la nage;
    1. (be bathed) to be ~ming in baigner dans (sauce);
      the kitchen was ~ming in water la cuisine était inondée;
    1. (wobble) (scene, room) tourner.
IDIOMS:
to be in the ~ être dans le coup (familier);
sink or ~ marche ou crève (familier).


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swim: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
swimvi (move through water)nager⇒ vi
 à la nage adv
I swam to the island yesterday.
J'ai nagé jusqu'à l'île hier.
J'ai rejoint l'île à la nage hier.
 
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
swimn (instance of swimming) aller nager : loisirse baigner⇒ v pron
 nage sportivenatation nf
I go for a swim in the lake each morning.
Je me baigne dans le lac tous les matins.
* J'ai fait trente minutes de natation ce matin.
swimvi (glide) figuréglisser⇒ vi
Fred Astaire could just swim across a room.
Fred Astaire glissait d'un bout à l'autre de la pièce.
swimvi (float)flotter⇒ vi
 figurénager⇒ vi
 surnager⇒ vi
There was a dead bug swimming in my soup.
Il y avait un insecte mort qui flottait dans ma soupe.
Il y avait un insecte mort qui nageait dans ma soupe.
Il y avait un insecte mort qui surnageait dans ma soupe.
swimvi figurative (be immersed in) figurénager⇒ vi
That guy is swimming in money!
Cet homme nage dans l'argent !
swimvtr (cross by swimming)traverser à la nage vtr
Didn't somebody swim the English Channel last summer?
Quelqu'un a traversé la manche à la nage l'année dernière, n'est-ce pas ?
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swim: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Formes composées
fish that swim upstreamremonte nf
in the swimdans le coup
sink or swimmarche ou crève tente
swim across sthv (cross sth by swimming: river, etc.)traverser qch à la nage vtr
Elles ont traversé la rivière à la nage pour regagner l'autre berge.
swim bladderdonner un cours magistral v
 plus familierfaire un cours magistral v
 soutenudispenser un cours magistral v
swim cap, UK: swimming capn US (swimmer's waterproof hat)bonnet de natation NM
 bonnet de bain nm
swim goggles, UK: swimming gogglesnpl US (protective glasses worn for swimming)lunettes de natation nfpl
 lunettes de plongée nfpl
swim in (swim in the team)nager dans v intr
swim inbaigner dans v intr
swim lane, UK: swimming lanen US (area marked off in a pool)couloir nm
 ligne d'eau nf
swim pool, UK: swimming pooln US (swimming baths)piscine nf
swim team, UK: swimming teamn US (competing group of swimmers)équipe de natation nf
L'équipe de natation allemande a remporté une nouvelle médaille en relais.
 équipe de nageurs nf
swim the crawlv (do overarm swimming stroke)nager le crawl loc v
During a freestyle swimming race most swimmers choose to swim the crawl.
 crawler⇒ vi
swim upstreamvi literal (move against the current)nager à contre-courant loc v
It was very difficult to swim upstream to reach the man in destress.
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FR: I get up early and go for a swim - grammaire
FR: it would make her eyes swim with tears - grammaire
FR: My swim suit top fell off - grammaire
FR: swim was coming to an end - grammaire
FR: to swim across the lake - grammaire
FR: Would Swim
He saw a big ship and start to swim towards it
I can't swim
I swim at the beach
I Went Swim
left to sink or swim
Let's swim to the moon
like getting a person who can't swim to jump in the ocean
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