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dive verb

  /daɪv/
  • (intransitive) To swim under water.
tauchen
  • (intransitive, especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
abtauchen, eintauchen
  • (transitive) To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
abtauchen, tauchen
  • (sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
eine Schwalbe machen
  • (intransitive) To jump into water head-first.
einen Kopfsprung machen, tauchen

dive noun

  /daɪv/
  • (slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
Spelunke, Kaschemme
  • A swim under water.
Tauchen
  • (sports) A deliberate fall after a challenge.
Schwalbe

diva noun

  /ˈdiː.və/
  • Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. [from the 19th c.]
  • (slang, derogatory, informal) A person with an inflated sense of self, who has high expectations of others, and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.
Diva

diving noun

  /ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/
  • Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment.
Tauchen
  • The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.
Tauchen, Wasserspringen
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