nadar

Definitions of nadar
  1. verb
    set afloat
    synonyms: flotar
    flotar
    be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
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    type of:
    deportar, transportar
    move something or somebody around; usually over long distances
  2. verb
    be in motion due to some air or water current
    synonyms: derivar, flotar, ser llevado
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    type of:
    desplazarse, ir, moverse
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  3. verb
    be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
    synonyms: flotar
    flotar
    set afloat
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    antonyms:
    hundirse, naufragar, sumergirse, sumirse
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
    hundir, sumergir, sumir
    cause to sink
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    type of:
    desplazarse, ir, moverse
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  4. verb
    travel through water
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    types:
    bucear
    swim under water
    type of:
    desplazarse, ir, moverse
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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