breaststroke
A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward,…A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's
» Tom taught me how to swim the breaststroke.
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1 sensesA swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's
Brust, Brustschwimmen
брассbrass
a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
Examples
4 sentencesTom taught me how to swim the breaststroke.
I can do the breaststroke but not the backstroke.
I can do breaststroke but not backstroke.
deBrustschwimmen kann ich, aber Rückenschwimmen nicht. — raggione
I can do the breaststroke, but not the backstroke.
deIch kann brustschwimmen, aber nicht rückenkraulen. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
From breast + stroke.From breast + stroke.
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Forms
plural: breaststrokes| Singular | breaststroke |
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