swan dive

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(swon′dīv′)

Inflections of 'swan dive' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
swan-dives
v 3rd person singular
swan-diving
v pres p
swan-dived
v past
swan-dove
v past
swan-dived
v past p
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swan dive (US),
swallow dive (UK) n		 (into water)zambullida de cabeza nf + loc adv
 He took a swan dive into the pool from the diving board.
 Se dio una zambullida de cabeza desde el trampolín.
swan dive (US),
swallow dive (UK) n		 figurative (economics: decrease) (figurado)caer en picada loc verb
 At the very beginning of the recession world stock markets took a swan dive.
 En el primer momento de la recesión, los mercados de valores del mundo cayeron en picada.
swan dive (US),
swallow dive (UK) n		 figurative (loss of prestige, etc.) (figurado)caer en picada loc verb
 The politician's campaign took a swan dive when he revealed his affair with the secretary.
 La campaña del político cayó en picada cuando reveló su romance con su secretaria.
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