nadar

Senses

1. 1.

   to swim

   to move through water using body movements

2. 2.

   to be swimming (in), to be drowning (in)

   to be overwhelmed or submerged in something (figurative)

3. 3.

   to be too big/loose

   when clothing is excessively large (informal)

Examples

• "Eu nado todos os dias na piscina do clube."

  I swim every day in the club pool.

• "Ela está nadando em dinheiro depois que ganhou na loteria."

  She's swimming in money after she won the lottery.

• "Essa camisa está nadando em mim, preciso de um tamanho menor."

  This shirt is swimming on me, I need a smaller size.

Usage

Very common verb with both literal and figurative uses. Common collocations: nadar de costas (backstroke), nadar contra a maré (swim against the tide/go against the grain). The figurative sense of "estar nadando em" (swimming in) can be used with money, problems, debt, etc.