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1 plummet
plummet ['plʌmɪt](a) (plunge, dive) tomber, plonger, piquer;∎ he plummeted from the roof il est tombé du toit;∎ the plane plummeted towards the earth l'avion piqua vers le sol(b) (drop, go down → price, rate, amount) chuter, dégringoler; (→ blood pressure) tomber soudainement;∎ his popularity has plummeted sa cote de popularité a beaucoup baissé;∎ the value of the pound plummeted la livre a chuté;∎ educational standards have plummeted le niveau d'instruction a considérablement baissé2 noun(weight) plomb m; (plumb line) fil m à plomb -
2 plummet
ˈplʌmɪt
1. сущ.
1) кусок или кусочек свинца, с разными целями прикрепляемый к куску веревки или лески а) строительный отвес;
гирька отвеса (в прочих приборах схожего устройства) б) грузило, грузик( на удочке, рыболовной сети и т. п.) в) мор. лот г) висячий маятник( в метрономе)
2) перен. мерило правды, праведности, морали
3) уст. свинцовый карандаш Syn: lead-pen
2. гл.
1) (с силой) кидать, бросать, швырять вниз;
сбивать( птицу, самолет и т. п.) Syn: hurl down
2) тж. перен. быстро и отвесно падать( обык. plummet down) the pilot plummeted towards the earth until his parachute opened ≈ пилот несся навстречу земле со стремительной скоростью, пока его парашют не раскрылся the prices are plummeting( down) ≈ цены стремительно падают свинцовый груз;
гирька, грузило (отвеса или удочки) отвес (строительство) линейка с отвесом лот груз, тяжесть - * of cares груз забот стремительно падать;
погружаться - the plane *ed to earth самолет рухнул на землю - prices *ed цены резко упали plummet лот;
грузило (удочки) ~ свинцовый отвес;
гирька отвеса ~ перен. тяжесть, мертвый груз
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