backstroke

1. A backhanded stroke or blow.

2. A stroke swum lying on one's back, while rotating both arms through the water as to propel the swimmer backwards.

   Near-synonym: back crawl

   Rückenschwimmen, Rückenkraulen

   пла́вание на спине́plávanije na spiné

   a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back

3. The pull on the tail of the rope that swings the bell through a full circle.

1. I can do the breaststroke but not the backstroke.

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2. No matter how hard I practiced, I wasn't able to do the backstroke.

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3. I can do breaststroke but not backstroke.

   deBrustschwimmen kann ich, aber Rückenschwimmen nicht. — raggione

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4. I can do the breaststroke, but not the backstroke.

   deIch kann brustschwimmen, aber nicht rückenkraulen. — MUIRIEL

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5. I've finally learnt the backstroke!

   deEndlich habe ich Rückenschwimmen gelernt! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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