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bathe

(bāth)

v. bathed, bath·ing, bathes

v.intr.

1. To take a bath.

2. To go into the water for swimming or other recreation.

3. To become immersed in or as if in liquid.

4. To sunbathe.

v.tr.

1. To immerse in liquid; wet.

2. To wash in a liquid.

3. To apply a liquid to for healing or soothing purposes: bathed the wound with iodine.

4. To seem to wash or pour over; suffuse: a room that was bathed in sunlight.

[Middle English bathen, from Old English bathian.]

bath′er n.

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bathing

(ˈbeɪðɪŋ)

swimming

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Bathing

See also cleanliness.

balneography

a treatise on baths.

balneology

the study of the therapeutic uses of various types of bathing; hydrotherapy. — balneologist, n. — balneologic, balneological, adj.

bathophobia

an intense dislike of bathing.

caldarium

Ancient Rome. a room where hot baths were taken.

hydrotherapy

the treatment of diseases through the use of water, whether internal or external, as whirlpool baths, compresses, or drinking mineral waters. Also hydrotherapeutics. — hydrotherapist, n. — hydrotherapeutic, hydrotherapeutical, adj.

Kneippism

a 19th-century treatment of diseases by types of hydrotherapy, as warm or cold baths and walking barefoot in dewy grass.

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Noun	1.	bathing - immersing the body in water or sunshine diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" sea bathing - bathing in the sea or ocean sun bathing - immersing the body in sunlight
	2.	bathing - the act of washing yourself (or another person) washup cleaning, cleansing, cleanup - the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" lavation, washing, wash - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) shower, shower bath - washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game" bath - you soak and wash your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning" sponge bath - you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub steam bath, Turkish bath, vapor bath, vapour bath - you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower

Translations

اغْتِسـال، اسْتِحْمام

koupání

badning

Baden

baignade

fürdõzés

baî, sund, böîun

bagnante bagno balneare balneazione fanno il bagno

bading svømming

купание

kúpanie

kopanje

banyo yapmayıkanma

沐浴游泳

bathing

[ˈbeɪðɪŋ]

A. N → el bañarse
"no bathing" → prohibido bañarse

B. CPD bathing beauty N → sirena f or belleza f de la playa
bathing cap N (US) → gorro m de baño
bathing costume N (Brit) → traje m de baño, bañador m, malla f (S. Cone)
bathing hut N → caseta f de playa
bathing machine N (Hist) → caseta f de playa movible
bathing suit (US) N = bathing costume bathing trunks NPL → bañador m (de hombre)
bathing wrap N → albornoz m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bathing

[ˈbeɪðɪŋ] n (= swimming) → baignade fbathing cap n → bonnet m de bainbathing costume n → maillot m (de bain)bathing suit n (= swimsuit) → maillot m (de bain)bathing trunks npl (British) → maillot m (de bain), slip m de bain

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bathing

n → Baden nt

bathing

bathing beach

n → Badestrand m

bathing beauty

n → Badeschönheit f

bathing belle

n → Badeschönheit f

bathing cap

n → Bademütze f, → Badekappe f

bathing costume

n → Badeanzug m

bathing hut

n → Badehäuschen nt

bathing machine

n → transportable Umkleidekabine

bathing suit

n (dated esp US) = bathing costume

bathing trunks

pl → Badehose f

bathing waters

pl → Badegewässer pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bathing

[ˈbeɪðɪŋ] n → bagni mpl
"bathing is forbidden" → "è vietata la balneazione"

bathe

(beiθ) verb

1. to put into water. He bathed his feet; I'll bathe your wounds.

2. to go swimming. She bathes in the sea every day.

noun

an act of swimming. a midnight bathe.

ˈbather noun

ˈbathing noun

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- DELIGHTS OF EARLY MORNING BATHING. - PROVISIONS FOR GETTING UPSET.

George said that in that case we must take a rug each, a lamp, some soap, a brush and comb (between us), a toothbrush (each), a basin, some tooth- powder, some shaving tackle (sounds like a French exercise, doesn't it?), and a couple of big-towels for bathing. I notice that people always make gigantic arrangements for bathing when they are going anywhere near the water, but that they don't bathe much when they are there.

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Beebe, aren't you bathing?" called Freddy, as he stripped himself.

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Carey was shy about bathing a boy, and of course the Vicar had his sermon.

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I had the twinges of rheumatism unceasingly during three years, but the last one departed after a fortnight's bathing there, and I have never had one since.

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He met Robert one day talking to the girl, or walking with her, or bathing with her, or carrying her basket--I don't remember what;--and he became so insulting and abusive that Robert gave him a thrashing on the spot that has kept him comparatively in order for a good while.

She had not intended to go into the water; but she donned her bathing suit, and left Mademoiselle alone, seated under the shade of the children's tent.

She was very amiable during the walk back, and raved much over Edna's appearance in her bathing suit.

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Kitty was to be back from abroad in the middle of the summer, and bathing had been prescribed for her.

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Aside from being very adorable, the Moby bath tub is an incredibly practical bathing solution that grows with your baby.

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They were built to offer a cleaner and hygienic alternative to bathing in the canal or taking a dip in the gravel pits.

All out in the wash

Similarly when it came to bathing for much of the last century people would have to visit public baths.