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1 nose-dive
A nB vi [plane] descendre en piqué ; [demand, prices, sales] chuter. -
2 nose-dive
['nəʊzdaɪv] 1.noun Aviation piqué m; fig2.to go into ou take a nose-dive — [currency, rate] chuter
intransitive verb [plane] descendre en piqué; [demand, prices, sales] chuter -
3 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nez2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) odorat3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) nez2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) (s')avancer avec précaution2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) fureter•- - nosed- nosey - nosy - nosily - nosiness - nose-bag - nosedive - nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)- lead by the nose - nose out - pay through the nose - turn up one's nose at - under a person's very nose - under very nose - under a person's nose - under nose -
4 paper
paper copy copie f papier;paper shredder déchiqueteuse fpaper loss moins-value f;paper profit profit m fictif;paper securities titres m pl fiduciaires, papiers m pl valeurs(c) (banknotes) billets m pl (de banque)paper currency papier-monnaie m;paper money papier-monnaiepaper feed alimentation f en papier;paper format format m de papier;paper jam bourrage m de papier;paper tray bac m à feuillesWall Street's rapid rise has meant many Americans feel richer and they have been prepared to spend their paper profits from the US equity markets by borrowing against them or running down their savings. If Mr Greenspan's policy decisions spark a crisis of confidence, Wall Street could nose dive with a consequent impact on consumer spending.
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5 spin
A n1 ( turn) ( of wheel) tour m ; (of dancer, skate) pirouette f ; to give sth a spin faire tourner qch ; to do a spin on the ice exécuter une pirouette sur la glace ;3 ( in spin-drier) to give the washing a spin donner un coup d'essorage au linge ;5 ( wring out) essorer qch à la machine [clothes] ;6 ( tell) raconter [tale] ; to spin sb a yarn raconter des salades à qn ; he spun me some tale about missing his train il a prétendu qu'il avait raté son train.1 ( rotate) [wheel] tourner ; [weathercock, top] tournoyer ; [dancer] pirouetter ; to go spinning through the air [ball, plate] aller valser ○ ; the car spun off the road la voiture est allée valser ○ dans la nature ;2 fig tourner ; my head is spinning j'ai la tête qui tourne ; the room was spinning les murs de la pièce tournaient ;4 ( nose dive) [plane] descendre en vrille ;5 Tex filer ;6 Fishg pêcher à la cuillère.■ spin along [car] filer.■ spin around = spin round.▶ spin off [sth]1 créer [new company] ;2 convertir [company, business].■ spin out:▶ spin [sth] out, spin out [sth] prolonger, faire durer [visit] ; faire traîner [qch] en longueur [speech] ; ménager or faire durer [money] ; he spun the whole business out il a fait traîner l'affaire.■ spin round:▶ spin round [person] se retourner rapidement ; [dancer, skater] pirouetter ; she spun round in her chair elle a pivoté sur sa chaise ; [car] faire un tête-à-queue ;▶ spin [sb/sth] round faire tourner [wheel] ; faire tournoyer [dancer, weathercock, top]. -
6 nosedive
noun (a dive or fall with the head or nose first: The aeroplane did a nosedive into the sea.) piqué
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nose dive — n. 1. a swift, steep downward plunge of an airplane, with the nose toward the earth 2. any sudden, sharp drop, as in profits nose dive vi. nose dived, nose diving * * * … Universalium
nose-dive — (n.) sudden large decrease, 1920, from airplane sense, first attested 1912, from NOSE (Cf. nose) (n.) + DIVE (Cf. dive) (n.). As a verb from 1915 … Etymology dictionary
nose dive — n. 1. a swift, steep downward plunge of an airplane, with the nose toward the earth 2. any sudden, sharp drop, as in profits nose dive vi. nose dived, nose diving … English World dictionary
nose-dive — (nōzʹdīv ) intr.v. nose ·dived, or nose ·dove ( dōv ) nose ·div·ing, nose ·dives To perform a nosedive. noseʹ div er n. * * * … Universalium
nose dive — noun a steep nose down descent by an aircraft • Syn: ↑dive, ↑nosedive • Hypernyms: ↑descent • Hyponyms: ↑power dive * * * noun 1 … Useful english dictionary
nose dive — n. 1) (also fig.) to go into, take a nose dive (stocks took a nose dive) 2) to come out of a nose dive * * * take a nose dive (stocks took a nose dive) (also fig.) to go into to come out of a nose dive … Combinatory dictionary
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nose-dive — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: nose dive : to plunge headlong … Useful english dictionary
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nose-dive — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily: drop, fall, go down, pitch, plunge, spill, topple, tumble. Idiom: take a fall (or header or plunge or spill or tumble). See RISE. 2. To undergo a sharp, rapid… … English dictionary for students
nose dive — fast dive, rapid plunge toward Earth (of an aircraft); rapid fall, sharp descent (in prices or value) … English contemporary dictionary