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Usages of плавать
В озере плавает большая рыба.
A big fish is swimming in the lake.
Я плаваю в реке.
I am swimming in the river.
Чтобы научиться плавать, нужно тренироваться регулярно.
To learn to swim, you need to train regularly.
Летом я плаваю в реке.
In summer, I swim in the river.
В гостиной стоит аквариум, где плавают рыбки и маленькая черепаха.
In the living room there is an aquarium where fish and a little turtle are swimming.
Черепаха медленно плавает в аквариуме и иногда выглядывает из‑под камня.
The turtle swims slowly in the aquarium and sometimes peeks out from under a rock.
Маленькая рыбка плавает в аквариуме.
The small fish is swimming in the aquarium.
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