French word for swimming

1. What is another word for swimming in French?
2. What is the French word for the verb to swim?
3. How do you say swimming in Latin?
4. Is the French word for water?
5. What does AQUA means in French?
6. What is piscine in France?
7. What does Nagar mean?
8. What is the Latin name for Aqua?
9. Is the Latin word for water?
10. Is Aqua Latin for water?
11. What is Piscine in France?
12. What is the word for sport in French?
13. What is swim in past tense French?
14. Why is a pool called a piscine?
15. Is it le piscine or la piscine?
16. What do you mean by Vive France?

What is another word for swimming in French?

swim: faire de la natation; nager; se baigner.

What is the French word for the verb to swim?

The French verb 'nager,' means 'to swim' in English.

How do you say swimming in Latin?

Podcast. Did you know? Natant and the smattering of other words birthed in the waters of Latin natare, meaning "to swim," can sound overly formal in many contexts.

Is the French word for water?

How do you Say Water in French? Water in French is “l'eau”. It's feminine, and pronounced [lo]. Plural is “les eaux” pronounced [lé zo].

What does AQUA means in French?

From Middle French eau, eaue, from Old French ewe, euwe, egua (“water”), from Latin aqua (“water”), from Proto-Italic *akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”).

What is piscine in France?

piscine (plural piscines) (archaic) A public bath or swimming pool in France.

What does Nagar mean?

नगर • (nagar) n. city, town.

What is the Latin name for Aqua?

Etymology. From Middle English aqua (“water”), borrowed from Latin aqua. Perhaps also a learned borrowing directly from Latin. Doublet of ea, Eau, eau, and yeo.

Is the Latin word for water?

Water: aqua,-ae (s.f.I), q.v., gen.

Is Aqua Latin for water?

The word aqua is sometimes also used to mean "water," and in fact the Latin root means "water, the sea, or rain."

What is Piscine in France?

piscine (plural piscines) (archaic) A public bath or swimming pool in France.

What is the word for sport in French?

sport → jouer, taquiner, moquer.

What is swim in past tense French?

Nager in the Compound Past Tense

This is the most common compound and one you'll use often. In order to construct this, you will use the present tense conjugation of the auxiliary verb avoir to match your subject, then attach the past participle nagé. For example, "I swam" is j'ai nagé and "we swam" is nous avons nagé.

Why is a pool called a piscine?

The Latin word for fish is piscis, and both the word piscine and the astrological sign Pisces come from this root. Like Pisces, piscine is pronounced with a long i sound in its first syllable. In French, piscine doesn't mean "fishy;" it means "swimming pool."

Is it le piscine or la piscine?

feminine noun. swimming pool. Collins Beginner's French-English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers.

What do you mean by Vive France?

Vive La France Means Long Live France

“Vive la France” is used by politicians, and also on special France days such as elections or Bastille Day, and sadly also for national tragedies to show one's support for France and its ideals. In this context, it translates as “long live France”.