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For the verb: "to dive"

Simple Past:	dove, dived
Past Participle:	dived

Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:

dive /daɪv/ noun tuffo m;
Aeron picchiata f;
(fam: place) bettola f intransitive verb tuffarsi;
(when in water) immergersi;
Aeron scendere in picchiata;
(fam: rush) precipitarsi

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'dive' found in these entries:

English:

dive-bomb - header - headfirst

Italian:

bettola - catapultarsi - divenire - divenuto - immergersi - immersione - Maldive - tromba - tuffarsi - tuffo

dive: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

dive		(to plunge in water) riflessivo	tuffarsi v
dive		(to plunge in water)	fare un tuffo v
dive		(aircraft - nose dive)	discesa repentina nf
dive		(plunge in water)	tuffo nm
dive		(disreputable night club or bar)	night di second'ordine nm
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
crash-dive			immersione rapida nf
dive bomber			bombardiere a tuffo
dive bombing			bombardamento in picchiata
dive in	vi	literal (plunge into water)	tuffarsi vrif ⇒
The water was very cold here, and it took a few seconds to prepare myself mentally before I could dive in.
Non vedo l'ora di tuffarmi in mare.
dive into	vtr	literal (plunge into: water)	tuffarsi in vtr
Diving into unknown waters is hazardous - you don't know how deep the water is or how strong the current.
Tuffarsi in acque non conosciute è pericoloso a causa di possibili correnti.
dive into	vtr	figurative (undertake enthusiastically)	immergersi v rif
I couldn't wait to dive into my favorite author's latest book.
Non vedo l'ora di tornare a casa ed immergermi nella lettura di un buon libro.
dive-bombing			bombardamento in picchiata
nose dive			picchiata nf
sky dive			lancio paracadutistico
swan dive			tuffo ad angelo
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