eine Schwalbe machen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dive verb To plunge headfirst into water.
Senses
eine Schwalbe machen is used for these senses in English:
- dive (sports) To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
dive — full definition
- verb To plunge headfirst into water.
- verb To drop or descend sharply and quickly.
- noun A cheap, run-down bar or club.