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diva noun

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

diving noun

  /ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/
  • The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.
[[подводный|подво́дное]] [[пла́вание]], [[прыжок|прыжки́]] в [[вода|во́ду]], да́йвинг, ныря́ние
  • Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment.
[[подводный|подво́дное]] [[пла́вание]], да́йвинг, ныря́ние
  • The action of the verb to dive in any sense.
ныря́ние

dive noun

  /daɪv/
  • (slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
забега́ловка, каба́к, пивну́шка
  • A jump or plunge into water.
ныро́к, прыжо́к
  • (aviation) Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
пике́, пики́рование

dive verb

  /daɪv/
  • (intransitive) To jump into water head-first.
нырну́ть, ныря́ть
  • (intransitive) To swim under water.
нырну́ть, ныря́ть, нырять
  • (sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
ныря́ть, симули́ровать
  • (intransitive, especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
окуну́ться, погружа́ться, погрузи́ться, уйти́ с голово́й
  • (transitive) To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
пики́ровать, погружа́ться, погрузи́ться
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