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# плаває — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *плаває* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 1 translation with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no Ukrainian section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: плаває (88). By style: everyday 88.

## swims

Used about 86 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 86). Forms: swim, swimmer, swimming, swims.

- Він **плаває** як риба.
  He can **swim** like a fish.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1173700](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1173700) [\#5765710](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5765710))

- Вона **плаває** як риба.
  She **swims** like a fish.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#7302990](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7302990) [\#5765711](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5765711))

- Я бачила, як вона **плаває**.
  I saw her **swim**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by miketheknight and CK · checked, community translation · [\#261029](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/261029) [\#7325500](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7325500))

- Том **плаває** дуже швидко.
  Tom **swims** very fast.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by triantafillou and CK · checked, community translation · [\#37232](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/37232) [\#4920010](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4920010))

- Том дуже швидко **плаває**.
  Tom **swims** very fast.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#37232](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/37232) [\#6538553](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6538553))

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Дерево **плаває**, а залізо тоне.
  Wood floats, but iron sinks.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by aandrusiak and CK · checked, community translation · [\#323632](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/323632) [\#563023](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/563023))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [Ukrainian grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/uk/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-uk/) · [translating from Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-uk/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/).

## About these examples

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