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# natation

«natation» in Mova's school dictionary: **the act or art of swimming** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (natation — uncountable; formal or French)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal, rare) Natation is the act or art of swimming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/natation/#m1)

2) (French) «La natation» is the ordinary French word for swimming as a sport or school subject; said «nah-tah-SYON» to an English ear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/natation/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In English, natation is a very rare, old, formal word, so you will mostly meet it in French lessons and on signs in French-speaking places like France, Quebec or Belgium: «piscine» (pool), «cours de natation» (swimming lessons). In science, «natatorial» describes animals that swim. Common phrases: «la natation», «cours de natation», «natation synchronisée».

### examples

- In French, «la natation» means swimming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/natation/#x1)
- My cousin in Quebec has «cours de natation» every Saturday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/natation/#x2)
- Natation is a fancy old English word for swimming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/natation/#x3)
- The sign at the French campsite said «Natation interdite» — no swimming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/natation/#x4)
- Our French teacher asked, «Tu aimes la natation?». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/natation/#x5)
- The old book described natation as a healthy exercise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/natation/#x6)

### note

In everyday English, say «swimming», not «natation». In French it is feminine: «la natation». Related English words: «natatorium» (US: indoor swimming pool).

### In the corpora

- [Words ending in -tion are feminine: la station, la question, la natation.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/25-le-la-un-une-every-word-is-a-boy-or-a-girl/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «natation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/natation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.