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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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