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dive noun

  /daɪv/
  • A jump or plunge into water.
  • A swim under water.
 sukellus
  • (sports) A deliberate fall after a challenge.
 filmaaminen, näytteleminen
  • A decline.
 lasku
  • (slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
 räkälä
  • (aviation) Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
 syöksy

dive verb

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

diva noun

  /ˈdiːvə/
  • Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. [from the 19th c.]
  • (slang, derogatory, informal) 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.
 diiva

diving noun

  /ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/
  • Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment.
 sukellus
  • The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.
 sukellus, uimahyppy
  • The action of the verb to dive in any sense.
 sukeltaminen

diving adjective

  /ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/
  • That or who dives or dive.
 sukeltava
dumpster dive
dyykata
dive bar
räkälä
dive bomber
syöksypommittaja
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