"плавать как топор" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Russian]

IPA: [ˈpɫavətʲ kak tɐˈpor] Forms: пла́вать как топо́р [canonical], plávatʹ kak topór [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “to float/swim like an axe”. Head templates: {{ru-verb|пла́вать как топо́р|impf}} пла́вать как топо́р • (plávatʹ kak topór) impf Inflection templates: {{ru-conj-verb-see|пла́вать}}
  1. (simile, colloquial) to sink like a stone; to be unable to remain afloat (of an object in water) Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-плавать_как_топор-ru-verb-yLnY~euw Categories (other): Russian similes
  2. (simile, colloquial) to swim like a rock; be unable to swim (of a person) Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Swimming
    Sense id: en-плавать_как_топор-ru-verb-mBGJAq9t Disambiguation of Swimming: 14 86 Categories (other): Russian similes, Russian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 31 69

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      "ipa": "[ˈpɫavətʲ kak tɐˈpor]"
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