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dive verb

  /daɪv/
  • (intransitive) To swim under water.
bucear, somorgujar
  • (sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
tirarse a la piscina
  • (intransitive) To jump into water head-first.
zambullirse, hacer un clavado, zabullirse, zampuzarse
  • (transitive) To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
descender

dive noun

  /daɪv/
  • (sports) A deliberate fall after a challenge.
piscinazo, piletazo
  • A jump or plunge into water.
zambullida, clavada, clavado, piscinazo, zabullida, zabullidura
  • (slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
antro, bareto
  • A swim under water.
buceo

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/
  • The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.
buceo, clavada, clavadismo, clavado, submarinismo
  • Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment.
buceo, submarinismo
  • (football, sport) The act of pretending to be tripped or brought to the ground by an opposition player in order to secure an undeserved penalty.
piscinazo
  • The action of the verb to dive in any sense.
zabullida, zabullidura, zabullimiento, zambullida, zambullidura, zambullimiento
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