dive

ins Wasser springen, hechten

Mit dem Kopf und den Armen voran ins Wasser springen.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: dive into something (She dived into the pool.); dive off something (He dived off the low board.)

Synonyme: plunge

Häufige Wendungen: dive into water, dive off something, dive in

tauchen

Unter der Wasseroberfläche schwimmen oder sich bewegen, manchmal mit einem Atemgerät.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: dive for something (They dive for pearls near the island.)

Synonyme: swim underwater, submerge

Gegenteile: surface

Häufige Wendungen: dive underwater, dive for something, dive near reefs

sich stürzen auf, sich vertiefen in

Mit großer Begeisterung und viel Energie anfangen, etwas zu tun.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: dive into something (We dived into the project immediately.)

Synonyme: plunge into, throw oneself into

Häufige Wendungen: dive into something, dive straight in, dive into work

hechten, sich werfen

Sich mit dem Kopf voran nach vorne werfen, zum Boden hin oder in etwas hinein.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: dive for something (The goalkeeper dived for the ball.); dive into something (The dog dived into the snow.)

Synonyme: lunge, leap

Häufige Wendungen: dive for something, dive into snow, dive to catch

Kopfsprung, Sprung

Ein Sprung ins Wasser, meist mit dem Kopf voran.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: a dive into something (A dive into the pool cooled him down.)

Synonyme: plunge

Häufige Wendungen: take a dive, perfect dive, dive into water