What does nager in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word nager in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nager in French.

The word nager in French means swim, swim, float, be lost, swim, swim, swim against the tide, bask in bliss, be overwhelmingly happy, engage in shady dealings, profit from shady dealings, run with the hare, hunt with the hounds, swim the 100 metres, swim the crawl, do the crawl, swim the backstroke, do the backstroke. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nager

swim

verbe intransitif (évoluer dans l'eau)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Je sais nager depuis l'âge de cinq ans.
I have been able to swim since I was five years old.

swim

verbe intransitif (être plongé dans un liquide abondant) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Quelques haricots nageaient dans une sauce insipide.
A few beans were swimming in a bland sauce.

float

verbe intransitif (flotter)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les détritus nagent dans la rivière.
The litter is floating in the river.

be lost

verbe intransitif (familier (ne pas comprendre)

Quel dossier, je nage complètement !
What a file - I'm completely lost!

swim

verbe transitif (disputer une épreuve de natation)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il nage le 100 mètres.
He is swimming the 100 metres freestroke.

swim

verbe transitif (pratiquer une nage)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mon fils nage le crawl parfaitement.
My son swims the crawl perfectly.

swim against the tide

locution verbale (nager en remontant le courant)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

bask in bliss, be overwhelmingly happy

locution verbale (figuré (vivre un grand bonheur)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

engage in shady dealings, profit from shady dealings

locution verbale (profiter d'une situation peu claire)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les espions aiment nager en eaux troubles.

run with the hare, hunt with the hounds

locution verbale (manœuvrer pour ne pas se compromettre)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les diplomates savent nager entre deux eaux.

swim the 100 metres

locution verbale (faire une course de nage)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

swim the crawl, do the crawl

locution verbale (nager en crawl)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

swim the backstroke, do the backstroke

locution verbale (nager avec la tête vers le haut)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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