"nager comme un fer à repasser" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /na.ʒe kɔ.m‿œ̃ fɛʁ a ʁ(ə).pa.se/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-nager comme un fer à repasser.wav
Etymology: Literally, “to swim like a smoothing iron”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to swim like a smoothing iron}} “to swim like a smoothing iron”, {{lit|to swim like a smoothing iron}} Literally, “to swim like a smoothing iron” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} nager comme un fer à repasser
  1. (simile) to be a very poor swimmer
    Sense id: en-nager_comme_un_fer_à_repasser-fr-verb-6Ec-~8sg Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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