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La natation
Swimming is great exercise as well as a fun way to cool off on a hot day. Learn all the French vocabulary you’ll need to enjoy swimming in a lake, ocean, or pool.
| la baignade | swimming (for fun) | |
| la nage la natation | swimming (sport) | |
| la nage de fond | long-distance swimming | |
| la natation artistique | artistic swimming | |
| la natation en eau libre | open-water swimming | |
| la natation (de) marathon | marathon swimming | |
| la nage synchronisée | synchronized swimming | |
| Nages | Strokes | |
| la brasse (coulée) | breaststroke | |
| le coup de pied | kick | |
| le crawl | freestyle | |
| le dos (crawlé) | backstroke | |
| la nage du petit chien | doggy paddle | |
| le papillon | butterfly | |
| le tour | turn | |
| Habillement et accessoires | Clothing and accessories | |||
| le bonnet de bain le bonnet de natation |
bathing cap | |||
| le bouchon d’oreille | ear plug | |||
| la bouée | floaty | |||
| la bouée de sauvetage | lifebuoy | |||
| les brassards gonflables | (m) | floaty armbands | ||
| la combinaison de plongée | wetsuit | |||
| les lunettes de natation les lunettes protectrices |
(f) | goggles | ||
| le maillot (de bain) | bathing suit | |||
| le masque | mask | |||
| les palmes | (f) | flippers | ||
| le pince-nez | nose clip | |||
| la planche | kickboard | |||
| le régulateur | regulator | |||
| la serviette | towel | |||
| le slip de bain | swim trunks Speedo bikini bottom |
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| le tuba | snorkle | |||
| Endroits et composants | Places and components | |||
| le bord | edge | |||
| le couloir | lane | |||
| le départ plongé | racing dive | |||
| étanche | (adj) | waterproof | ||
| le fond | bottom | |||
| le grand bassin | deep end | |||
| la ligne de couloir | lane | |||
| le petit bassin | shallow end, kids’ pool | |||
| le plongeoir | diving board | |||
| le plongeon | dive | |||
| le plongeon de haut vol | high dive | |||
| le plot de départ | starting block | |||
| la profondeur | depth | |||
| profond | (adj) | deep | ||
| peu profond | (adj) | shallow | ||
| le tremplin | diving board | |||
| Gens | People | |||
| le maître nageur la maître nageuse |
lifeguard | |||
| le nageur la nageuse |
swimmer | |||
| le plongeur la plongeuse |
diver | |||
| Verbes | Verbs | |||
| avoir pied | to be able to touch the bottom | |||
| se baigner | to swim (splash around) | |||
| s’essuyer | to dry oneself | |||
| être en apnée | to hold one’s breath | |||
| faire du sur-place | to tread water | |||
| faire la planche | to float | |||
| flotter | to float | |||
| nager | to swim (laps) | |||
| plonger | to dive | |||
| sauter à / dans | to jump in | |||
See Beach and Pool for different bodies of water.
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