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nosedive ['nəʊzdaɪv]1 noun(a) (of plane, bird) piqué m;∎ I did a nosedive onto the concrete je suis tombé la tête la première sur le béton∎ prices took a nosedive les prix ont considérablement chuté;∎ his popularity has taken a nosedive sa cote de popularité s'est littéralement effondrée□
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nosedive — noun Date: 1912 1. a downward nose first plunge of a flying object (as an airplane) 2. a sudden extreme drop < stock prices took a nosedive > • nose dive intransitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
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nosedive — I UK [ˈnəʊzˌdaɪv] / US [ˈnoʊzˌdaɪv] noun [countable] Word forms nosedive : singular nosedive plural nosedives mainly journalism 1) a) a sudden reduction in prices, profits etc go into a nosedive: The company s share price went into a nosedive… … English dictionary
nosedive — nose|dive1 [ nouz,daıv ] noun count MAINLY JOURNALISM 1. ) a sudden reduction in prices, profits, etc.: go into a nosedive: The company s share price went into a nosedive yesterday. take a nosedive: The value of the dollar took another nosedive… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nosedive — [ˈnəʊzˌdaɪv] noun [C] 1) a sudden reduction in things such as prices or profits The value of the pound took a nosedive today.[/ex] 2) an occasion when a plane suddenly falls out of the sky with its front end pointing down nosedive verb [I] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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nose dive — noun a steep nose down descent by an aircraft • Syn: ↑dive, ↑nosedive • Hypernyms: ↑descent • Hyponyms: ↑power dive * * * noun 1 … Useful english dictionary