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| Schwimmer {m} (Angeln) | float | |
| Schwimmkörper {m}; Schwimmer {m}; Treibkörper {m} [aviat.] [naut.] | float (object that is buoyant in water) | |
| Schwimmkörper {pl}; Schwimmer {pl}; Treibkörper {pl} | floats | |
| Unterwasserschwimmer {m} | subsurface float | |
| Schwimmer {m}; Schwimmerin {f} [sport] | swimmer | |
| Schwimmer {pl}; Schwimmerinnen {pl} | swimmers | |
| Schwimmer {m} (Vergaser) [techn.] | float gauge | |
| ertrinken; ersaufen [slang] {vi} (Schwimmer) | to drown (of a swimmer) ![[listen]](/pics/s1.png "drown"){kind=small} |
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| ertrinkend; ersaufend | drowning |
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| ertrunken; ersoffen | drowned |
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| er/sie ertrinkt; er/sie ersäuft | he/she drowns | |
| er/sie ertrank; er/sie ersoff | he/she drowned |
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| Hilfe, ich ertrinke! | Help, I'm drowning! | |
| Das Kind ertrank beinahe. | The child was almost drowned. | |
| im Papierkram ersticken [übtr.] | to drown in paperwork [fig.] | |
| Ich ertrinke in Arbeit. [übtr.] | I'm drowning in work. | |
| untergehen {vi} (Schwimmer) |
to slip under the water; to slip under (of a swimmer) | |
| untergehend | slipping under | |
| untergangen | slipped under |