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dive British & World English

plunge head first into water with one’s arms raised over one’s head

dive in in dive British & World English

help oneself to food

dive into in dive British & World English

occupy oneself suddenly and enthusiastically with (a meal, or an engrossing subject or activity)

dive-bomb British & World English

bomb (a target) while diving steeply downwards in an aircraft

duck-dive British & World English

dive head first under the water while swimming

crash-dive British & World English

(of a submarine) dive rapidly and steeply to a deeper level in an emergency

power dive British & World English

a steep dive of an aircraft with the engines providing thrust

swallow dive British & World English

a dive performed with one’s arms outspread until close to the water

take a dive in dive British & World English

pretend to be knocked down or out

duck and dive in duck2 British & World English

use one’s ingenuity to deal with or evade a situation

nosedive British & World English

a steep downward plunge by an aircraft

crash dive in crash-dive British & World English

a steep dive by a submarine or aircraft

cannonball dive in cannonball British & World English

a jump into water feet first with the knees clasped to the chest

dive English-French

plongeon m

dive English-German

einen Kopfsprung machen

dive English-Italian

tuffo m

dive1 English-Spanish

zambullirse*, tirarse (al agua), tirarse

dive2 English-Spanish

zambullida, clavado

dive-bomb English-Italian

bombardare in picchiata

dive-bomb English-Spanish

bombardear en picada

he made a dive for the gun in dive2 English-Spanish

se abalanzó sobre la pistola