dive

zambullirse, tirarse de cabeza

Saltar al agua entrando primero con la cabeza y los brazos.

En inglés sencillo: To jump into water with your head and arms going in first.

• Watch me dive!
• She dived into the lake.
• Never dive into shallow water.

Cómo se usa: dive into something (She dived into the pool.); dive off something (He dived off the low board.)

Sinónimos: plunge

Expresiones frecuentes: dive into water, dive off something, dive in

bucear, sumergirse

Nadar o moverse bajo el agua, a veces usando un equipo para respirar.

En inglés sencillo: To swim or move below the surface of water, sometimes using equipment to breathe.

• We learned to dive last summer.
• She dived beneath the boat.
• Have you ever dived near a coral reef?

Cómo se usa: dive for something (They dive for pearls near the island.)

Sinónimos: swim underwater, submerge

Antónimos: surface

Expresiones frecuentes: dive underwater, dive for something, dive near reefs

lanzarse a, meterse de lleno en

Empezar una actividad con muchas ganas y energía.

En inglés sencillo: To start doing something eagerly and with great energy.

• Let's dive into the work.
• She dived straight into planning the party.
• He likes to dive into new projects.

Cómo se usa: dive into something (We dived into the project immediately.)

Sinónimos: plunge into, throw oneself into

Expresiones frecuentes: dive into something, dive straight in, dive into work

lanzarse, tirarse de cabeza

Lanzar el cuerpo hacia delante, con la cabeza primero, hacia el suelo o dentro de algo.

En inglés sencillo: To throw yourself forward with your head first, toward the ground or into something.

• The goalkeeper dived to his left.
• He dived onto the grass to catch the ball.
• She dived into the soft snow.

Cómo se usa: dive for something (The goalkeeper dived for the ball.); dive into something (The dog dived into the snow.)

Sinónimos: lunge, leap

Expresiones frecuentes: dive for something, dive into snow, dive to catch

zambullida, clavado

Salto al agua, normalmente entrando primero con la cabeza.

En inglés sencillo: A jump into water, usually with the head going in first.

• That was a beautiful dive.
• Her dive made almost no splash.
• He practised three dives before the competition.

Cómo se usa: a dive into something (A dive into the pool cooled him down.)

Sinónimos: plunge

Expresiones frecuentes: take a dive, perfect dive, dive into water