dive
BrE /daɪv/ AmE /daɪv/
verb en → es
past dived/dove pp dived ing diving
to swim underwater, especially for pleasure or as a sport
bucear, sumergirse
- dive into something
Collocations dive into the sea · dive with a mask and snorkel
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She loves to dive in clear blue waters.
Ella ama bucear en aguas cristalinas y azules.
to suddenly move downwards quickly, especially into water or air
plungearse, zambullirse
- dive down/off something
Collocations dive off a cliff · dive into the pool
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He dived headfirst into the swimming pool.
Él se zambulló de cabeza en la piscina.
to search for something carefully and thoroughly, especially underwater or in a place where it is difficult to see
bucear buscando algo, buscar minuciosamente
- dive for something
Collocations dive for pearls · dive for treasure
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The divers dived for sunken treasure.
Los buzos buscaron minuciosamente el tesoro hundido.
to fly an aircraft downwards at a steep angle, especially to land or take off
despegar / aterrizar en picado
- dive down/off something
Collocations dive towards the runway · dive into the sea
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The pilot had to make an emergency dive.
El piloto tuvo que hacer un aterrizaje de emergencia en picado.
to attack someone suddenly and violently, especially in order to steal something from them
atacar a alguien bruscamente y violentamente
- dive at somebody
Collocations dive at the victim · dive for money
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A mugger dived at him and snatched his wallet.
Un ladrón se abalanzó sobre él y le robó la cartera.
to play a game or sport that involves diving, such as water polo
jugar un juego o deporte que involucra bucear
- dive into something
Collocations dive into a game of water polo · dive into the pool for practice
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The team dived into their training session.
El equipo se zambulló en su sesión de entrenamiento.
to suddenly fall in value or price, especially of a stock market or currency
caer bruscamente en valor o precio
- dive down
Collocations the economy dived · stock prices dived
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The stock market dived after the news of the company's bankruptcy.
El mercado de valores cayó bruscamente después de la noticia del quiebre de la empresa.
to suddenly become very interested in something or to start doing something with great enthusiasm
empezar a interesarse mucho en algo o empezar a hacer algo con gran entusiasmo
- dive into something
Collocations dive into a new project · dive into learning Spanish
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She suddenly dived into her studies.
Ella empezó de repente a interesarse mucho en sus estudios.
Phrasal verbs
empezar / unirse
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Let's dive into the meeting.
Vamos a empezar la reunión.
cambiar entre
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He dives in and out of different projects.
Él cambia entre diferentes proyectos.
empezar a interesarse mucho en algo / empezar a hacer algo con gran entusiasmo
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She dived into her new job.
Ella se lanzó de lleno en su nuevo trabajo.
zambullirse desde
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He dived off the cliff.
Él se zambulló desde el acantilado.
escapar de
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He dived out of the window to escape.
Él escapó saltando por la ventana.
Idioms
empezar algo sin preparación previa
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She decided to dive in at the deep end and start her own business.
Decidió lanzarse a la aventura y empezar su propio negocio.
empezar algo de inmediato sin preparación previa
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He dived straight into the project.
Él se lanzó directamente al proyecto.
esconderse bajo algo para evitar ser visto o alcanzado
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He dived under the table to avoid being seen.
Él se escondió bajo la mesa para no ser visto.