dove

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʌv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʌv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(n. duv; v. dōv)

From the verb dive: (⇒ conjugate)
dove is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past (Mainly US)
v past p (Mainly US)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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dove n (bird)paloma nf
 I could hear a dove cooing.
 Podía oír a la paloma arrullando.
dove,
peace dove
n
figurative (person calling for peace)pacifista n común
 The hawks and the doves argued over the necessity of going to war.
 Los halcones y los pacifistas discutieron por la necesidad de ir a la guerra.
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Principal Translations
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dive vi (plunge into water)zambullirse v prnl
  tirarse de cabeza loc verb
 The boy dove from the top of the cliff into the sea.
 El chico se zambulló desde el acantilado hacia el mar.
dive vi (go scuba diving)bucear vi
 Dave had the opportunity to dive on his last holiday.
 Dave tuvo la oportunidad de bucear en sus últimas vacaciones.
dive vi (plunge through air)saltar vi
  lanzarse v prnl
 The acrobats dove into the nets.
 Los acróbatas saltaron en las redes.
dive n (jump into water)zambullida nf
  (AmL)clavado nm
 The dive caused the water in the pool to splash.
 La zambullida hizo que salpicara el agua de la piscina.
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Additional Translations
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dive n informal (squalid bar)bar de mala muerte nm + loc adj
  antro nm
 Why did you ask me to meet you in this bar? It's a dive!
 ¿Por qué me dijiste de juntarnos aquí? ¡Es un bar de mala muerte!
dive n (plane: descent)picado nm
 The pilot managed to regain control of the plane and stop its dive.
 El piloto pudo tomar el control del avión nuevamente y evitar el picado.
dive n (scuba diving)buceo nm
  submarinismo nm
 The holiday company is organizing a dive for tomorrow.
 La compañía de viajes está organizando un buceo para mañana.
dive n (dash, lunge)estirada nf
  (AR, CL, CO, UY)zambullida nf
 The goalkeeper's dive for the ball came too late and he missed.
 La estirada del arquero fue muy tardía y no logró atajar el balón.
dive n figurative (stocks, prices: sudden drop)caída nf
 The dive in share prices has left many investors worse off.
 La caída del precio de las acciones ha puesto peor a muchos inversores.
dive n (soccer, football: faked fall)piscinazo nm
  falta fingida nf + adj
 The player's dive earned him a yellow card from the referee.
 El piscinazo le valió al jugador una tarjeta amarilla del árbitro.
dive vi informal, figurative (stocks, price: go down)caer vi
 Share prices in the company are diving after the CEO's sudden resignation.
 Los precios de las acciones en la compañía están cayendo después de la renuncia del CEO.
dive vi (go underwater)sumergirse v prnl
 The submarine dove into the depths.
 El submarino se sumergió en las profundidades.
dive vi figurative (plane: decend nose first)bajar en picado loc verb
  caer en picado loc verb
 The plane's engines failed and it began to dive.
 Los motores del avión fallaron y el avión empezó a bajar en picado.
dive vi (move quickly)precipitarse v prnl
  moverse con rapidez loc verb
 The spy dived into a doorway.
 El espía se precipitó a la puerta.
dive vi figurative (plunge into activity) (figurado)zambullirse v prnl
 Martha dived into her new book and read all night.
 Marta se zambulló en su nuevo libro y leyó toda la noche.
dive vi (soccer, football: pretend to fall) (figurado)tirarse a la piscina loc verb
  fingir una falta loc verb
 The player dived in the hope that the referee would award his team a free kick.
 El jugador se tiró a la piscina con la esperanza de que el árbitro le concediera un tiro libre a su equipo.
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Locuciones verbales
dive | dove
InglésEspañol
dive in vi phrasal figurative (undertake [sth] enthusiastically)dedicarse de lleno loc verb
  meterse de lleno loc verb
 When trying to speak a foreign language, it is best to just dive in and accept that you will make mistakes.
 Cuando intentas hablar otro idioma, lo mejor es dedicarse de lleno y aceptar que cometerás errores.
dive into [sth] vtr phrasal insep figurative (undertake enthusiastically)sumergirse en v prnl + prep
  adentrarse en v prnl + prep
 I couldn't wait to dive into my favorite author's latest book.
 Estaba impaciente por sumergirme en el último libro de mi autor favorito.
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Compound Forms:
dove | dive
InglésEspañol
collared dove n (bird with black stripe on neck)tórtola turca nf
Note: Nombre científico: Streptopelia decaocto.
 The Eurasian collared dove was introduced to Florida in the 1960s and has now spread as far north as Wisconsin.
dove gray (US),
dove grey (UK)
n
(medium gray color)gris paloma nm + adj
dove gray,
dove-gray (US),
dove grey,
dove-grey (UK)
adj
(medium gray in color)gris paloma loc adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
dove of peace,
peace dove
n
(white bird: symbol of peace)paloma de la paz loc nom f
mourning dove n (variety of pigeon) (var. de paloma)huilota, torcaza nf
Note: Nombre científico: Zenaida sp..
rock dove,
rock pigeon
n
(bird)paloma bravía loc nom f
turtle dove n (type of bird)tórtola nf
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Collocations: a [white, peace, turtle] dove, the [wings, beak, wingspan] of a dove, the dove's [wings], more...

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