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1. transitive verb2) (fig.)plunged in thought — in Gedanken versunken
2. intransitive verbbe plunged into darkness — in Dunkelheit getaucht sein (geh.)
1)3. nounplunge into something — (lit. or fig.) in etwas (Akk.) stürzen
Sprung, dertake the plunge — (fig. coll.) den Sprung wagen
* * *1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) tauchen2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) der (Kopf-)Sprung- academic.ru/56302/plunger">plunger- take the plunge* * *[plʌnʤ]I. nto make a \plunge tauchena sixty-foot \plunge into the sea sechzig Fuß unter der Meeresoberfläche2. (swim)\plunge [in the pool] Schwimmen [im Pool] nt kein plthere has been a \plunge in the value of the dollar today der Wert des Dollar ist heute dramatisch gefallenthe \plunge of the dollar der Sturz des Dollara \plunge in profits dramatisch sinkende Profitea \plunge in value dramatischer Wertverlust4.II. vi1. (fall) stürzenthe Niagara Falls \plunges 55.5 metres die Niagarafälle stürzen 55,5 m in die Tiefewe \plunged into the sea wir sprangen ins Meerto \plunge to one's death in den Tod stürzen3. (dash) stürzenshe \plunged forward sie warf sich nach vorneIII. vt1. (immerse)2. (thrust)to \plunge a dagger/knife/needle into sb jdn mit einem Dolch/einem Messer/einer Nadel stechen3. (suddenly cause)the blackout plunged the town into darkness der Stromausfall tauchte die Stadt in Dunkelheit* * *[plʌndZ]1. vt1) (= thrust) stecken; (into water etc) tauchenhe plunged the knife into his victim's back — er jagte seinem Opfer das Messer in den Rücken
to plunge one's hand into sth — seine Hand tief in etw (acc) (hinein)stecken
2) (fig)to plunge the country into war/debt — das Land in einen Krieg/in Schulden stürzen
the room was plunged into darkness — das Zimmer war in Dunkelheit getaucht
we were plunged into darkness —
2. vi1) (= dive) tauchen; (goalkeeper) sich werfen, hechten2) (= rush esp downward) stürzenhe plunged into/through the crowd — er stürzte sich in/wühlte sich durch die Massen
3) (share prices, currency etc) stürzen, stark fallensales have plunged by 24% — die Verkaufszahlen sind um 24% gefallen
4) (fig) (into debate, studies, preparations, debt) sich stürzen (into in +acc); (into recession) stürzen (into in +acc)6) (neckline) fallen7) (= speculate rashly) sich verspekulieren3. vr(into studies, job etc) sich stürzen (into in +acc)4. nhe enjoys a quick plunge before breakfast — vor dem Frühstück schwimmt er gern eine Runde
2) (= downward movement) Sturz mhis plunge into debt began when his business collapsed — nach dem Bankrott seines Geschäftes stürzte er sich in Schulden
shares took a plunge after the government's announcement — nach der Ankündigung der Regierung kam es zu einem Kurssturz
a plunge in the value of the pound — ein Kurssturz m des Pfunds
4) (= rash investment) Fehlspekulation f* * *plunge [plʌndʒ]A v/t1. (ein)tauchen (in, into in akk) (auch fig):plunge o.s. into debts,B v/i1. (ein)tauchen (in, into in akk)2. stürzen, stürmen ( beide:into in akk)5. sich nach vorn werfen (Pferd etc)7. stürzen (Preise, Kurse etc)8. umg hasardieren, alles auf eine Karte setzenC s1. (Ein)Tauchen ntake the plunge fig den (Ab)Sprung wagen4. Sprung-, Tauchbecken n* * *1. transitive verb1) (thrust violently) stecken; (into liquid) tauchen2) (fig.)2. intransitive verb1)plunge into something — (lit. or fig.) in etwas (Akk.) stürzen
2) (descend suddenly) [Straße usw.:] steil abfallen3. nounSprung, dertake the plunge — (fig. coll.) den Sprung wagen
* * *n.Talfahrt -en f. v.eintauchen v.tauchen v. -
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1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) lanzarse, zambullirse, tirarse de cabeza2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) clavar, meter
2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) zambullida, chapuzón- plunger- take the plunge
plunge vb1. zambullir / sumergir2. caer / precipitarsethe car went off the road and plunged into the sea el coche se salió de la carretera y se precipitó al martr[plʌnʤ]1 (dive) zambullida, chapuzón nombre masculino2 (fall) caída, descenso2 (drop - prices etc) caer en picado, desplomarse3 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL cabecear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take the plunge dar el paso decisivo1) immerse: sumergir2) thrust: hundir, clavarplunge vi1) dive: zambullirse (en el agua)2) : meterse precipitadamente o violentamentethey plunged into war: se enfrascaron en una guerrahe plunged into depression: cayó en la depresión3) descend: descender en picadathe road plunges dizzily: la calle desciende vertiginosamenteplunge n1) dive: zambullida f2) drop: descenso m abruptothe plunge in prices: el desplome de los preciosn.• derrumbamiento s.m.• zambullida s.f.• zampuzo s.m.v.• arrojar v.• hundir v.• sumergir v.• zambullir v.
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1. plʌndʒa) (immerse, thrust)to plunge something INTO something — \<\<into liquid\>\> sumergir* or meter algo en algo
she plunged the knife into his heart — le hundió or le clavó el cuchillo en el corazón
b) (into state, condition)
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vi2)a) ( slope downward steeply) \<\<road/path\>\> descender* bruscamenteb) ( drop) \<\<price/temperature/popularity\>\> caer* en picada or (Esp) en picado, desplomarse
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a) ( in water) zambullida f, chapuzón mto take the plunge — ( take a risk) arriesgarse*, jugarse* el todo por el todo; ( get married) casarse, dar* el paso
b) ( fall) caída fc) (of price, value) caída f; ( of temperature) descenso m[plʌndʒ]shares took a plunge — las acciones cayeron en picada or (Esp) en picado
1. N1) (=dive) (from bank etc) salto m ; (under water) zambullida f ; (by professional diver) inmersión f ; (=bathe) baño m2) (fig) [of currency etc] caída f repentina, desplome m- take the plunge3) * (=rash investment) inversión f arriesgada2. VT1) (=immerse) sumergir, hundir ( into en)2) (=thrust) arrojar3) (fig)New York was suddenly plunged into darkness — Nueva York se encontró de repente sumida en la oscuridad
3. VI1) (=dive) arrojarse, tirarse; (into water) lanzarse, zambullirse2) (=fall) caer, hundirse; [road, cliff] precipitarsehe plunged from a fifth storey window — (=threw himself) se arrojó desde una ventana del quinto piso; (=fell) cayó desde una ventana del quinto piso
the aircraft plunged into the sea off Dover — el avión cayó al or se precipitó en el mar a la altura de Dover
3) [ship] cabecear; [horse] corcovear4) [share prices, currency etc] desplomarse5) (fig) (=rush) lanzarse, precipitarsehe plunged into a monologue on Plato — se puso a soltar or emprendió un monólogo sobre Platón
4.CPDplunge pool N — (in sauna) piscina f de contraste
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1. [plʌndʒ]a) (immerse, thrust)to plunge something INTO something — \<\<into liquid\>\> sumergir* or meter algo en algo
she plunged the knife into his heart — le hundió or le clavó el cuchillo en el corazón
b) (into state, condition)
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vi2)a) ( slope downward steeply) \<\<road/path\>\> descender* bruscamenteb) ( drop) \<\<price/temperature/popularity\>\> caer* en picada or (Esp) en picado, desplomarse
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a) ( in water) zambullida f, chapuzón mto take the plunge — ( take a risk) arriesgarse*, jugarse* el todo por el todo; ( get married) casarse, dar* el paso
b) ( fall) caída fc) (of price, value) caída f; ( of temperature) descenso mshares took a plunge — las acciones cayeron en picada or (Esp) en picado
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I [plʌndʒ]1) (from height) tuffo m.to take a plunge — (dive) tuffarsi
2) econ. brusca caduta f., crollo m. (in di)••II 1. [plʌndʒ]to plunge sth. into sth. — affondare qcs. in qcs.
2.to be plunged into — fig. sprofondare in [ crisis]; essere coinvolto in [ strike]; essere sommerso da [ debt]; essere avvolto da [ darkness]
1) [ person] (dive) tuffarsi; (fall) cadere; [ plane] picchiare, scendere in picchiata; [ road] scendere ripidamente; [ cliff] cadere a picco; fig. [rate, value] crollare2) fig. (embark on)to plunge into — intraprendere [activity, career]; entrare in [chaos, crisis]
•* * *1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) tuffarsi2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) conficcare2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) tuffo, immersione- plunger- take the plunge* * *plunge /plʌndʒ/n.2 (fam.) nuotata5 (comm.: di prezzi, quotazioni, ecc.) caduta a picco (o verticale); crollo; tonfo (fam.): the plunge in prices, la caduta a picco dei prezzi6 (fam.) investimento poco prudente; speculazione avventata7 (geol.) angolo d'inclinazione● plunge pool, (geogr.) buca ( sotto una cascata); ( anche) piccola piscina; vasca idromassaggio □ (fig.) to take the plunge, saltare il fosso; decidersi; buttarsi (fam.); fare il gran passo.♦ (to) plunge /plʌndʒ/A v. t.1 immergere ( anche fig.); tuffare: to plunge one's face into the water, immergere il viso nell'acqua2 (fig.) gettare; precipitare; spingere: to plunge a room into darkness, gettare una stanza nell'oscurità; to plunge the nation into war, (far) precipitare la nazione nella guerraB v. i.1 immergersi ( anche fig.); tuffarsi: to plunge into water, tuffarsi nell'acqua; I plunged into his latest novel, mi immersi nella lettura del suo ultimo romanzo2 ( sport) tuffarsi (rif. al portiere, ecc.): ( rugby) to plunge over the Redskins' line, tuffarsi oltre la linea di meta dei Redskin3 (fig.) gettarsi; buttarsi; lanciarsi; precipitarsi; entrare improvvisamente; salire (o scendere) a precipizio: to plunge into the thick of the jungle, gettarsi nel folto della giungla; to plunge down a steep slope, buttarsi giù per un ripido pendio; to plunge into a room, precipitarsi in una stanza; (fig.) to plunge into a discussion, lanciarsi in una discussione; to plunge upstairs [downstairs], salire [scendere] le scale a precipizio5 (comm.: di prezzi, quotazioni, monete, ecc.) calare all'improvviso; cadere a picco (o verticalmente); crollare; fare un tonfo (fam.)7 giocare grosso; puntare forte● to plunge into debt, ingolfarsi nei debiti □ (econ.) to plunge into recession, cadere (o precipitare) in recessione □ to be plunged in thought, essere immerso nei pensieri.* * *I [plʌndʒ]1) (from height) tuffo m.to take a plunge — (dive) tuffarsi
2) econ. brusca caduta f., crollo m. (in di)••II 1. [plʌndʒ]to plunge sth. into sth. — affondare qcs. in qcs.
2.to be plunged into — fig. sprofondare in [ crisis]; essere coinvolto in [ strike]; essere sommerso da [ debt]; essere avvolto da [ darkness]
1) [ person] (dive) tuffarsi; (fall) cadere; [ plane] picchiare, scendere in picchiata; [ road] scendere ripidamente; [ cliff] cadere a picco; fig. [rate, value] crollare2) fig. (embark on)to plunge into — intraprendere [activity, career]; entrare in [chaos, crisis]
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1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) springe på hovedet2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) stikke2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) hovedspring- plunger- take the plunge* * *1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) springe på hovedet2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) stikke2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) hovedspring- plunger- take the plunge -
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[plʌnʤ] nto make a \plunge tauchen;a sixty-foot \plunge into the sea sechzig Fuß unter der Meeresoberfläche2) ( swim)\plunge [in the pool] Schwimmen [im Pool] nt kein plthere has been a \plunge in the value of the dollar today der Wert des Dollar ist heute dramatisch gefallen;the \plunge of the dollar der Sturz des Dollar;a \plunge in profits dramatisch sinkende Profite;a \plunge in value dramatischer WertverlustPHRASES:1) ( fall) stürzen;Niagara Falls \plunges 55.5 metres die Niagarafälle stürzen 55,5 m in die Tiefe;we \plunged into the sea wir sprangen ins Meer;to \plunge to one's death in den Tod stürzen3) ( dash) stürzen;to \plunge into sth in etw akk stürzen;she \plunged forward sie warf sich nach vorne;1) ( immerse)to \plunge sth into sth etw in etw akk eintauchen;( in cooking) etw in etw akk geben2) ( thrust)3) ( suddenly cause)the blackout plunged the town into darkness der Stromausfall tauchte die Stadt in Dunkelheit -
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1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) styrte, kaste seg, stupe2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) stikke, bore2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) sprang; stup; dukkert- plunger- take the plungestup--------styrteIsubst. \/plʌn(d)ʒ\/1) sprang, dykk, stup2) ( overført) dypdykk, senking, styrting3) ( om hest) kast fremover4) (spesielt amer.) badebasseng5) ( hverdagslig) høyt (og farlig) spill6) ( økonomi) falltake the plunge våge spranget, ta det avgjørende skrittet, ta skrittet fullt utIIverb \/plʌn(d)ʒ\/1) styrte, stupe, kaste seg, storme2) kaste seg fremover (om hest), stampe (om fartøy)3) ( hverdagslig) spille høyt spill4) ( økonomi) rase, stupe5) styrte, kaste6) ( om sverd e.l.) bore, støte, stikke7) ( om potteplante) forklaring: plassere i jord opp til kanten av pottenplunged in innhyllet i, fordypet iplunge into ( overført) kaste seg inn iplunge somebody into grief volde noen stor sorg -
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1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) mergulhar2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) mergulhar2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) mergulho- plunger- take the plunge* * *[pl∧ndʒ] n 1 mergulho, imersão. 2 salto. 3 queda repentina. 4 arrebentar das ondas. 5 coll especulação arriscada. • vt+vi 1 mergulhar, submergir, imergir. 2 cravar, fincar. he plunged the dagger into his enemy’s bosom / ele cravou o punhal no peito do seu inimigo. 3 lançar, arrastar. the country was plunged into war / a nação foi arrastada à guerra. to take the plunge decidir finalmente. 4 lançar-se, precipitar-se. he plunged into the room / ele irrompeu na sala. 5 cair subitamente. 6 Naut arfar. 7 arriscar dinheiro, endividar-se, afundar em dívidas. she plunged into debts / ela se afundou em dívidas. -
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vízbemerülés, bemerítés, fejesugrás to plunge: nagyban játszik, fejest ugrik, alámerít, belemárt* * *1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) beugrik2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) belevág2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) vízbe ugrás- plunger- take the plunge -
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1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) potopiti (se), skočiti (v vodo)2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) zariti2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) skok v vodo- plunger- take the plunge* * *I [plʌndž]nounpotapljanje, skok (v vodo, globino), padec; (nagel, silovit) zagonfiguratively to take the plunge — napraviti odločilen korakII [plʌndž]1.transitive verbpotopiti, pogrezniti spustiti, vreči, pahniti (in, into v); zariti (bodalo); figuratively pahniti (koga v dolgove itd.), nagnati (državo v vojno); zakopati cvetlični lonček do roba v zemljo;2.intransitive verbpotopiti se, pogrezniti se ( into); planiti (v sobo), skočiti (v vodo); pogrezniti se v dolgove; planiti naprej (konj); nautical gugati se (ladja); strmo padati (skala); economy hitro pasti (cene); slang lahkomiselno špekulirati ali staviti, hazardirati -
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[plʌndʒ] 1. n( of bird) nurkowanie nt; ( of person) skok m ( do morza itp); (fig: of prices, rates) gwałtowny spadek m2. vt 3. vi( fall) wpadać (wpaść perf); ( dive) bird nurkować (zanurkować perf); person wskakiwać (wskoczyć perf); ( fig) prices, rates spadać (spaść perf) (gwałtownie)to take the plunge ( fig) — podejmować (podjąć perf) życiową decyzję
* * *1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) dać nura, skoczyć2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) wepchnąć, wbić2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) nurkowanie, skok (na głowę)- plunger- take the plunge -
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1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) stinga sér2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) reka á kaf í2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) dÿfa- plunger- take the plunge -
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n. dalış, dalma, atılma, riskli girişim, ileri fırlama (at), dalma havuzu————————v. daldırmak, batırmak, saplamak, dalmak, atılmak, batmak, düşmek, darmadağın edilmek, altüst edilmek, büyük oynamak (kumar)* * *1. suya daldır (v.) 2. suya dalma (n.)* * *1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) dalmak2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) batırmak2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) dalma- plunger- take the plunge -
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• heittäytyä• upottaa• upota• uppoutua• puskea• pudota• pyrähdys• kastaa• kaade• pelata uhkapeliä• saattaa• sukeltaa• sukellus• suistaa• syöksy• syöstä• syöksyä• polskahtaa• loiskahdus* * *1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) sukeltaa2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) sysätä2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) sukellus- plunger- take the plunge -
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1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) ienirt; iegrimt; mesties (iekšā)2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) iegrūst; iedzīt2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) ieniršana; iegremdēšanās- plunger- take the plunge* * *ieniršana; iegrimšana; iegremdēšana; izrāviens uz priekšu; izrāviens; ienirt; iegrimt; iegremdēt; kristies; mesties; iedzīt, iegrūst; uzsākt; rauties uz priekšu; gareniski šūpoties -
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1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) nerti, mestis2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) smeigti, panardinti2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) (pasi)nėrimas, nardymas- plunger- take the plunge -
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n. dykning--------v. dyka; slå vad; slösa, göra av med; kastas* * *1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) kasta sig, dyka ner2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) köra (sticka) ner2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) språng, dykning- plunger- take the plunge -
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1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) skočit, vrhnout se2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) vrazit, vnořit2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) skok- plunger- take the plunge* * *• vrazit• strčit• pád -
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1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) a plonja2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) a vârî în2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) plonjon- plunger- take the plunge -
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1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) βουτώ2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) βυθίζω,χώνω2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) βουτιά- plunger- take the plunge -
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1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) skočiť2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) vraziť, zaboriť2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) skok- plunger- take the plunge
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