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dive verb

  /daɪv/
  • (intransitive) To swim under water.
  • (intransitive) To jump into water head-first.
  • (intransitive, especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
  • (intransitive, figuratively) To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
tauchen
  • (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.
machen

dive noun

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

diva noun

  /ˈdiːvə/
  • Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. [from the 19th c.]
  • A person who may be considered or who considers herself (or by extension himself) much more important than others, 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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