Vocabulary of essential terms by topic
Swimming / Nuoto
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| ENGLISH | ITALIAN |
|---|---|
| attendant | il bagnino |
| cabana | la cabina |
| changing room | lo spogliatoio |
| diving pool | la piscina per i tuffi |
| float | la tavoletta gonfiabile |
| rope with cork floats | il galleggiante di sughero |
| shower | la doccia |
| starting block | il blocco di partenza |
| swimming pool | la piscina |
| timekeeper | il cronometrista |
| swimming lane | la corsia |
| swimming strokes gli stili | gli stili |
| — breaststroke | — la rana |
| — butterfly stroke | — la farfalla |
| — crawl stroke | — lo stile libero |
| — side stroke | — il dorso |
| — treading water | — il camminare nell'acqua |
| diving | i tuffi |
| — reverse dive | — il tuffo in avanti |
| — backward somersault | — il doppio salto all'indietro |
| water polo | la pallanuoto |
| — goal | — la porta |
| — goalkeeper | — il portiere |
| — water polo ball | — la palla |
| — back | — il difensore |
| — forward | — l'attaccante |
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