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transitive verb Military bombarder [quelque chose] en piqué -
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dive [daɪv]1. nouna. [of swimmer, goalkeeper] plongeon m ; [of submarine, deep-sea diver] plongée f ; [of aircraft] piqué m• to go into a dive [profits, sales] dégringolerb. ( = disreputable club, bar) (inf!) bouge ma. [diver, submarine] plonger ; [aircraft] piquerb. ( = plunge) to dive in entrer tête baissée3. compoundsa. [diver] plongerb. ( = start to eat)dive in! (inf!) attaquez ! (inf)* * *[daɪv] 1.2) ( swimming under sea) plongée f sous-marine3) ( descent) (of plane, bird) piqué mto take a dive — fig [prices] chuter
4) ( lunge)5) (colloq) péj ( bar) tripot (colloq) m2.2) [plane, bird] plonger4) ( throw oneself)to dive into — s'engouffrer dans [bar, shop]
•Phrasal Verbs:- dive for- dive in -
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depth [depθ]1 noun(a) (distance downwards) profondeur f;∎ the wreck was located at a depth of 200 metres l'épave a été repérée à 200 mètres de profondeur ou par 200 mètres de fond;∎ the canal is about 12 metres in depth le canal a environ 12 mètres de profondeur;∎ this submarine could dive to a depth of 500 feet ce sous-marin pouvait descendre jusqu'à une profondeur de 500 pieds∎ the child was warned not to go out of his depth l'enfant a été averti de ne pas aller où il n'avait pas pied;∎ she swam too far and got out of her depth elle a nagé trop loin et a perdu pied;∎ to be out of one's depth ne plus avoir pied; figurative avoir perdu pied, ne plus être sur son terrain;∎ I think she's a bit out of her depth in the new job je crois qu'elle est un peu dépassée dans son nouveau travail∎ depth of field/focus profondeur f de champ/foyer(d) (of voice, sound) registre m grave∎ the depth of his knowledge of the subject was impressive sa connaissance approfondie du sujet était impressionnante;∎ he had not realized her depth of feeling on the matter il ne s'était pas rendu compte à quel point ce sujet lui tenait à cœur;∎ we must study the proposal in depth nous devons étudier à fond ou en profondeur cette proposition∎ the ocean depths les grands fonds mpl;∎ the depths of the earth les profondeurs fpl ou entrailles fpl de la terre;∎ in the depths of the forest au (fin) fond de la forêt;∎ figurative in the depths of his soul au plus profond de son âme;∎ in the depths of despair dans le plus profond désespoir;∎ in the depths of winter au cœur de l'hiver►► depth bomb, depth charge grenade f sous-marine;Technology depth finder sondeur m;Technology depth gauge hydromètre m;Marketing depth interview (in market research) entretien m en profondeur;depth psychology psychologie f des profondeurs;Technology depth recorder sondeur m
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