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1 plunge
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 -
2 dive
1. verb1) (to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air: He dived off a rock into the sea.) skočiť strmhlav2) (to go quickly and suddenly out of sight: She dived down a back street and into a shop.) zapadnúť, náhle zmiznúť2. noun(an act of diving: She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool.) skok- diver- diving-board
- great diving beetle* * *• vrhnút sa• zaborit• spadnút• skocit hlavou do vody• hlavicka (skok)• prudko klesnút• potopit sa• ponorit sa• pohrúžit sa• letiet nadol• krcma
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