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submarine en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /sʌb.məˈɹiːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /sʌb.məˈɹin/
  • /sʌb.məˈɾin/ (Scotland)
  • /sʌb.məˈɾiːn/ (Wales)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sʊb.məˈɹiːn/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri Proto-Italic *mari Latin mare Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin marīnus Old French marin Middle French marinbor. Middle English marin English marine English submarine From sub- + marine.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea.
    • Near-synonym: submerged (synonymous in "being underwater" sense)
    • […] a Chorus of Sea-nymphs, who[…] arrive, in a winged car, from the submarine palace of their father Oceanus. 1908, Edmund Doidge Anderson Morshead, Four Plays of Aeschylus, Introduction, page xiv:
  2. (not-comparable) Hidden or undisclosed.
    • a submarine patent
  3. (not-comparable) Of a pitch, thrown with the hand lower than the elbow.
    • When Peterson saw the unusual pitching motion of Kent Tekulve—the submarine pitcher who threw baseballs as though they were coming right out of the rubber slab on the mound—he was the first of many who tried to change Tekulve's delivery. 2005, John McCollister, Tales from the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates: Remembering "The Fam-A-Lee", →ISBN, page 109:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
sub-marine alternative, rare lexicographic

Relateds

subaqueous · subaquatic

Synonyms

subsea · undersea · submerged

Translations (52)

sh pòdmorskī (undersea) · it sottomarino (undersea) · pl podwodny (undersea) · lkt mníl (undersea) · de unterseeisch (undersea) · grc ὕφαλος (undersea) · ru подво́дный (undersea) · hy ստորջրյա (undersea) · ro submarin (undersea) · nl onderzees (undersea) · cmn 海底的 (undersea) · uk підво́дний (undersea) · de submarin (undersea) · gl submarino (undersea) · sv undervattens- (undersea) · gv fo-vooir (undersea) · mk подморски (undersea) · pt submarino (undersea) · aii ܬܚܹܝܬ ܝܲܡܡܵܝܵܐ (undersea) · fr sous-marin (undersea) · gv fo-honn (undersea) · fi merenalainen (undersea) · ca submarí (undersea) · el υποβρύχιος (undersea) · cs podmořský (undersea) · cy tanfor (undersea) · la submarina (undersea) · mi raro wai (undersea) · it sommergibile (undersea) · cmn 水下的 (undersea) · sh по̀дморскӣ (undersea) · de untermeerisch (undersea) · fi vedenalainen (undersea) · oc submarin (undersea) · lv zemūdens (undersea) · eo submara (undersea) · sk podmorský (undersea) · pl podmorski (undersea) · da submarin (undersea) · la navis submarina (undersea) · ka წყალქვეშა (undersea) · de unterwasser- (undersea) · ga fomhuirí (undersea) · be падво́дны (undersea) · rsk подморски (undersea) · ga faoi uisce (undersea) · bg подво́ден (undersea) · ru подмо́рский (undersea) · sl podmorski (undersea) · nl onderwater- (undersea) · ast submarín (undersea) · es submarino (undersea)

submarine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsʌb.mə.ɹin/
  • /sʌb.məˈɹiːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /sʌb.məˈɹin/
  • /sʌb.məˈɾin/ (Scotland)
  • /sʌb.məˈɾiːn/ (Wales)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sʊb.məˈɹiːn/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri Proto-Italic *mari Latin mare Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin marīnus Old French marin Middle French marinbor. Middle English marin English marine English submarine From sub- + marine.

Meanings

  1. A boat that can go underwater.
    • Me: *staring out window* looks like rain Submarine captain: what Me: but like more 2020 January 23, @PleaseBeGneiss, Twitter, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2024:
  2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of submarine sandwich.
  3. A pitch delivered with an underhand motion.
  4. Any submarine plant or animal.
  5. (informal) A stowaway on a seagoing vessel.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
submarines Number=Plur lexicographic
sub-marine alternative, rare lexicographic

Antonyms

surface ship

Deriveds

antisubmarine · anti-submarine · narcosubmarine · screen door on a submarine · submarine pitch · submarine fan · submarinelike · submarine paradox · midget-submarine · nuclear submarine · submarinism · submarine ace · submarium · Italian submarine sandwich · when they go low, we go submarine · submarineful · unidentified submarine object · pizza submarine sandwich · submarine sandwich · submarine river · vanilla submarine · nonsubmarine · minisubmarine · submarine patent · submariner · submarine chaser · submarinist

Hypernyms

boat · watercraft · vehicle · vessel

Relateds

submariner · sub

Synonyms

U-boat

Translations (127)

ga fomhuireán (undersea boat) · lo ເຮືອດຳນ້ຳ (undersea boat) · bn সাবমেরিন (undersea boat) · ja サブマリン (undersea boat) · uz suv osti kemasi (undersea boat) · th เรือดำน้ำ (undersea boat) · cy suddlong (undersea boat) · vi tàu ngầm (undersea boat) · es emparedado submarino (sandwich) · kk сүңгуір қайық (undersea boat) · tr tahtelbahir (undersea boat) · te జలాంతర్గామి (undersea boat) · az sualtı qayıq (undersea boat) · be падво́дная ло́дка (undersea boat) · hu tengeralattjáró (undersea boat) · sh pòdmōrnica (undersea boat) · id kapal selam (undersea boat) · br splujerez (undersea boat) · vo daivanaf (undersea boat) · ur آبْدوز (undersea boat) · es sumergible (undersea boat) · sw sabmarini (undersea boat) · pl łódź podwodna (undersea boat) · ml അന്തർവാഹിനി (undersea boat) · lkt mnimáhel-wáta (undersea boat) · sl podmornica (undersea boat) · uk підво́дний чо́вен (undersea boat) · ru подво́дная ло́дка (undersea boat) · it sommergibile (undersea boat) · nl duikboot (undersea boat) · ky суу астындагы кайык (undersea boat) · ru субмари́на (undersea boat) · gd bàta-tumaidh (undersea boat) · vo dismelanaf (undersea boat) · hi पनडुब्बी (undersea boat) · ar غَوَّاصَة (undersea boat) · hy սուզանավ (undersea boat) · gu પાણડૂબી (undersea boat) · tr denizaltı (undersea boat) · ar غَوَّاصَة (undersea boat) · hsb podmórska łódź (undersea boat) · mn шунгал онгоц (undersea boat) · fi subi (sandwich) · sk ponorka (undersea boat) · es batiscafo (undersea boat) · lv zemūdene (undersea boat) · pl okręt podwodny (undersea boat) · he צוֹלֶלֶת (undersea boat) · mt sottomarini (undersea boat) · tk suwasty gämi (undersea boat) · rsk подморнїца (undersea boat) · eo submarŝipo (undersea boat) · tl submarino (undersea boat) · et allveelaev (undersea boat) · cmn 潛艇 /潜艇 (undersea boat) · es ictíneo (undersea boat) · fr sous-marin (undersea boat) · uk субмари́на (undersea boat) · ug سۇ ئاستى كېمىسى (undersea boat) · be субмары́на (undersea boat) · mk подморница (undersea boat) · fy ûnderseeboat (undersea boat) · el υποβρύχιο (undersea boat) · ja 潜水艦 (undersea boat) · ml മുങ്ങിക്കപ്പൽ (undersea boat) · cmn 潛水艇 /潜水艇 (undersea boat) · sv ubåt (undersea boat) · io submersonavo (undersea boat) · lt submarinas (undersea boat) · nb undervannsbåt (undersea boat) · es submarino (undersea boat) · ru подло́дка (undersea boat) · gd bàt'-aigeil (undersea boat) · pt submarino (undersea boat) · hsb podmórnik (undersea boat) · haw mokuluʻu (undersea boat) · nn undervassbåt (undersea boat) · ht soumaren (undersea boat) · cs ponorka (undersea boat) · km នាវាមុជទឹក (undersea boat) · pa ਪਣਡੁੱਬੀ (undersea boat) · mn шумбадаг онгоц (undersea boat) · ko 잠수함 (undersea boat) · sv undervattensbåt (undersea boat) · mi waka whakatakere (undersea boat) · mi waka ruku (undersea boat) · de U-Boot (undersea boat) · ast submarín (undersea boat) · nl onderzeeboot (undersea boat) · it sottomarino (undersea boat) · ms kapal selam (undersea boat) · gl submarino (undersea boat) · ast somarín (undersea boat) · nl onderzeeër (undersea boat) · tg киштии зериобӣ (undersea boat) · cy llong danfor (undersea boat) · fi sukellusvene (undersea boat) · bg подво́дница (undersea boat) · fo kavbátur (undersea boat) · af duikboot (undersea boat) · nb ubåt (undersea boat) · sw nyambizi (undersea boat) · niu vakauku (undersea boat) · sq nëndetëse (undersea boat) · ru субмари́на (sandwich) · ur آب دوز (undersea boat) · de Unterseeboot (undersea boat) · az su altı qayıq (undersea boat) · lkt wátakignuŋke (undersea boat) · aii ܓܵܡܘܿܨܬܵܐ (undersea boat) · nv tsin naaʼeeł táłtłʼááh naagháhígíí (undersea boat) · si සබ්මැරීනය (undersea boat) · yi סובמאַרין (undersea boat) · nn ubåt (undersea boat) · fa-ira زیرْدَرْیایی (undersea boat) · ca submarí (undersea boat) · my ရေငုပ်သင်္ဘော (undersea boat) · da ubåd (undersea boat) · mn шумбагч онгоц (undersea boat) · es sándwich submarino (sandwich) · sh по̀дмо̄рница (undersea boat) · as শিহুজাহাজ (undersea boat) · ro submarin (undersea boat) · de Unterwasserboot (undersea boat) · is kafbátur (undersea boat) · hsb podnurjak (undersea boat) · ka წყალქვეშა ნავი (undersea boat)

wikidata: Q776904 · wikidata: Q2811

submarine en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /sʌb.məˈɹiːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /sʌb.məˈɾin/ (Scotland)
  • /sʌb.məˈɾiːn/ (Wales)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sʊb.məˈɹiːn/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri Proto-Italic *mari Latin mare Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin marīnus Old French marin Middle French marinbor. Middle English marin English marine English submarine From sub- + marine.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To operate or serve on a submarine.
  2. (transitive) To torpedo; to destroy with a sudden sneak attack.
    • “We’re really at the point of chicken, where the Fed is trying to ward off inflation without submarining the economy.” 2007 April 13, The Associated Press, “Shares Up as Investors Ponder Retail Data”, in New York Times:
  3. (figuratively, intransitive, sometimes) To sink or submerge oneself.
    • The second their center snapped the ball, I submarined between the big guy's legs and tackled the halfback. 2003, Homer H. Grantham, Thunder in the Morning: A World War II Memoir, page 1:
    • Ten days later, the full force of what happened crushed me. I submarined into the depths of disillusionment. 2013, Gordon MacDonald, Building Below the Waterline, page 234:
  4. (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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
submarining Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
submarines Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
sub-marine alternative, rare lexicographic
submarined Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
submarined Tense=Past lexicographic