diving

English translation: diving

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English term or phrase:	diving
Selected answer:	diving
Entered by:	Martina Pokupec (X)

14:54 May 1, 2012

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Sports / Fitness / Recreation

English term or phrase: diving

Hi!

Does diving mean both swimming under water (free-diving, scuba-diving...) and jumping into the water? If I have both activities in a text, can I use the same word for both?

Thank you for your help!

Martina Pokupec (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 340 (none open) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 223 Croatia
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diving/snorkeling

Explanation:
or scuba-diving if aqualungs are used.

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Sorry, to answer your question, yes diving can mean both jumping in head first and swimming under water.

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"underwater diving"

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_diving

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Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 14:03

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diving/snorkeling

Mark Nathan

Skindiving

airmailrpl

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diving/snorkeling

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 14:03
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Thanks!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you, Mark! I actually need a general name for being under the sea (including, snorkeling, scuba-diving and free-diving)

1 hr confidence:

Skindiving

Explanation:
diving can mean jumping off of a diving board or platform or it can mean swimming under water

>I actually need a general name for being under the sea (including, >snorkeling, scuba-diving and free-diving)'

try Skindiving
Skindiving - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skindiving
Skindiving may refer to: Free-diving, or breath-hold underwater diving; Scuba diving, as distinct from standard diving in an old-type heavy suit (old usage dating ...

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skin diving: Definition from Answers.com
www.answers.com › Library › Literature & Language › Dictionary
skin diving n. The sport of swimming under water with flippers and a face mask and usually with a snorkel rather than a portable air supply.

"skin diving"
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airmailrpl
Brazil
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Portuguese
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