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dive verb

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

dive noun

  /daɪv/
  • (slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
 buurtcafé, kelderrestaurant
  • A jump or plunge into water.
  • A swim under water.
 duik
  • (sports) A deliberate fall after a challenge.
 fopduik, schwalbe

diva noun

  /ˈdiː.və/
  • Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. [from the 19th c.]
 diva
  • (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, prima-donna

diving noun

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

diving

schoonspringen

diving adjective

  /ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/
  • That or who dives or dive.
 afwasser
dive in
induiken
dive bomber
duikbommenwerper
New Year's dive
nieuwjaarsduik
dive into
binnenspringen
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