I can do breaststroke but not backstroke.
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Breaststroke
//ˈbɹɛstˌstɹoʊk//
Synonyms for "breaststroke" (16 found)
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Related words (8)
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11 entriesTranslations
57 translations across 32 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- borsslag noun (swimming stroke)
Albanian
1 entries- bretkosë noun (swimming stroke)
Bulgarian
1 entries- бруст noun (swimming stroke)
Catalan
1 entries- braça noun (swimming stroke)
Chinese
4 entries- 四跤仔泅 noun (swimming stroke)
- 水雞仔泅 /水鸡仔泅 noun (swimming stroke)
- 水雞泅 /水鸡泅 noun (swimming stroke)
- 田蛤仔泅 noun (swimming stroke)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 蛙式 noun (swimming stroke)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 俯泳 noun (swimming stroke)
- 胸泳 noun (swimming stroke)
- 蛙式 noun (swimming stroke)
Czech
1 entries- prsa noun (swimming stroke)
Danish
1 entries- brystsvømning noun (swimming stroke)
Dutch
1 entries- schoolslag noun (swimming stroke)
Esperanto
1 entries- brustonaĝado noun (swimming stroke)
Finnish
2 entries- rintauinti noun (swimming stroke)
- uida rintaa verb (to swim using this stroke)
French
1 entries- brasse noun (swimming stroke)
German
3 entries- Brust noun (swimming stroke)
- Brustschwimmen noun (swimming stroke)
- Brust schwimmen verb (to swim using this stroke)
Hindi
2 entries- ब्रेस्टस्ट्रोक noun (swimming stroke)
- ब्रेस्टस्ट्रोक verb (to swim using this stroke)
Hungarian
1 entries- mellúszás noun (swimming stroke)
Icelandic
2 entries- bringusund noun (swimming stroke)
- synda bringusund verb (to swim using this stroke)
Irish
2 entries- bang brollaigh noun (swimming stroke)
- snámh brollaigh noun (swimming stroke)
Italian
2 entries- rana noun (swimming stroke)
- stile rana noun (swimming stroke)
Japanese
1 entries- 平泳ぎ noun (swimming stroke)
Korean
1 entries- 평영 noun (swimming stroke)
Māori
2 entries- kau hōkaikai noun (swimming stroke)
- kau āpuru noun (swimming stroke)
Norwegian
1 entries- brystsvømning noun (swimming stroke)
Polish
2 entries- styl klasyczny noun (swimming stroke)
- żabka noun (swimming stroke)
Portuguese
4 entries- bruços noun (swimming stroke)
- estilo de bruços noun (swimming stroke)
- nado de peito noun (swimming stroke)
- nadar de peito verb (to swim using this stroke)
Romanian
1 entries- bras noun (swimming stroke)
Russian
2 entries- брасс noun (swimming stroke)
- плыть бра́ссом verb (to swim using this stroke)
Spanish
2 entries- braza noun (swimming stroke)
- estilo braza noun (swimming stroke)
Swedish
2 entries- bröstsim noun (swimming stroke)
- simma bröstsim verb (to swim using this stroke)
Turkish
2 entries- kurbağalama noun (swimming stroke)
- kurbağalama yüzmek verb (to swim using this stroke)
Welsh
1 entries- nofio broga noun (swimming stroke)
Yiddish
4 entries- זשאַבעשוווּם noun (swimming stroke)
- קלאַפֿטער noun (swimming stroke)
- קלאַפֿטערשוווּם noun (swimming stroke)
- שווימען ווי אַ זשאַבע verb (to swim using this stroke)
Sample sentences
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Tom taught me how to swim the breaststroke.
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Jones bettered the 100 meter breaststroke record Friday, with a time of one minute 5.71 seconds.
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I can do the breaststroke but not the backstroke.
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