submarine
To operate or serve on a submarineTo operate or serve on a submarine.
» I've never been in a submarine.
Я никогда не был на подводной лодке.
Я никогда не была на подводной лодке.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To operate or serve on a submarine.
attack by submarine
(transitive)To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack.
(figuratively, intransitive, sometimes)To sink or submerge oneself.
(intransitive)To slide forwards underneath one's seat belt (during a crash or sudden stop).
The seatback should always be up while driving so that the occupant doesn't submarine and potentially suffer severe internal injury.
Examples
51 sentencesI've never been in a submarine.
ruЯ никогда не был на подводной лодке.
I've never seen a yellow submarine in my life.
ruЯ никогда в жизни не видел жёлтую подводную лодку.
deBis jetzt habe ich nie ein gelbes U-Boot gesehen.
The submarine's periscope was sticking out of the water.
ruПерископ подводной лодки выглядывал из-под воды.
Is that a submarine?
ruЭто подводная лодка?
deIst das ein U-Boot?
The submarine submerged in the water.
Підводний човен занурився під воду.
ruПодводная лодка погрузилась под воду.
Forms
submarines, submarining, submarined, submarined| Base form | submarine · to submarine |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | submarines |
| Present participle | submarining |
| Past simple | submarined |
| Past participle | submarined |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle