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dizzy¹ [dízi] pridevnik (dizzily prislov)
vrtoglav, omotičen; zbegan

to feel dizzy imeti vrtoglavico

faint² [feint] pridevnik (faintly prislov)
slaboten, šibek; boječ, plašen; izčrpan, oslabel, vrtoglav; nejasen, moten, meglen; nedoločen

faint heart never won fair lady brez poguma nič ne dosežeš
not the faintest idea niti pojma ne
faint recollection nejasen spomin

giddy¹ [gídi] pridevnik
omotičen, vrtoglav; omahljiv; lahkomiseln, nepremišljen; površen, neresen

to play the giddy goat neumno se vesti

light-headed [láithédid] pridevnik (light-headedly prislov)
lahkomišljen; vrtoglav, omotičen

swimming [swímiŋ]

1. samostalnik
plavanje
figurativno občutek omotice

swimming of the head vrtoglavica
to have a swimming in one's head imeti vrtoglavico

2. pridevnik
plavalen, plavajoč; preplavljen; ves moker
figurativno vrtoglav
figurativno lahek, gladek, uspešen; solzen

swimming eyes zasolzene, solzne oči
swimming instructor plavalni učitelj
swimming belt plavalni pas (za učenje plavanja)
swimming bladder = swim bladder
swimming hole globoko mesto za plavanje (v potoku)
swimming suit plavalna, kopalna obleka
swimming pool plavalni bazen, kopališče

vertiginous [və:tídžinəs] pridevnik (vertiginously prislov)
vrtoglav, omotičen, ki povzroča vrtoglavico; ki se vrti (v krogu), vrtinčast; vertiginozen
figurativno nestanoviten, vihrav, frfrast

vertiginous height omotična višina

swim^*2 [swim]

1. neprehodni glagol
plavati, priplavati, plavati na vodi, pluti; (prah ipd.) plavati, viseti v zraku
figurativno kópati se
figurativno čutiti vrtoglavico, biti vrtoglav, vrteti se (komu); plavati (in v)
biti preplavljen, kópati se (in v)

2. prehodni glagol
preplavati, plavati (neko razdaljo); prisiliti, nagnati (koga), da plava; plavati na tekomovanju, prepeljati s plavanjem (across čez)

to swim s.o. tekmovati s kom v plavanju (100 yards 100 jardov)
to swim against the stream plavati proti toku (tudi figurativno)
to swim to the bottom potoniti, potopiti se
to swim beyond one's depth predaleč (ven) plavati
to swim the horse across the river s konjem preplavati reko
to swim the lake preplavati jezero
to swim a mile plavati eno miljo
to swim like a fish (a stone) plavati kot riba (kamen)
to swim like a tailor's goose figurativno plavati kot kamen, potopiti se
to swim a race udeležiti se plavalnih tekem
to swim on one's side (on one's back) bočno (hrbtno) plavati
to swim with the tide (the stream) plavati s tokom; (tudi figurativno), figurativno pridružiti se večini
to swim the river, the Channel preplavati reko, Rokavski preliv
the cellar was swimming in wine klet je plavala v vinu, je bila preplavljena z vinom
cork swims in water plutovina plava v vodi
oil swims on water olje plava na vodi
the meat swims in gravy meso plava v (mesnem) soku
her eyes were swimming with tears oči so se ji topile v solzah
my head swims vrti se mi v glavi, imam vrtoglavico
the room swam before my eyes zdelo se mi je, da se soba vrti okoli mene
she swam up to him figurativno zdrsnila je k njemu, kot da bi plavala