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1 precipitarse
1 (apresurarse) to rush, be hasty2 (caer) to fall; (arrojarse) to throw os* * *verb1) to rush2) rash* * *VPR1) (=arrojarse) to throw o.s., hurl o.s. ( desde from)precipitarse sobre algo — [pájaro] to swoop down on sth; [animal] to pounce on sth
precipitarse sobre algn — to throw o hurl o.s. on sb
2) (=correr) to rush, dash3) (=actuar sin reflexión) to act hastilyse ha precipitado rehusándolo — he acted hastily in rejecting it, it was rash of him to refuse it
* * *(v.) = plunge into, rush ahead, plunge into, gallop, rush, fall off, career, jump + the gun, careen, stampedeEx. Preliminary decisions must be taken before plunging into the accumulation of index terms, and analysis of relationships.Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex. For the beginner, the intention has been to offer an immediate plunge into the world of reference work, though necessarily at one remove from the actual user with his real problems.Ex. We must ensure that IFLA is positioned to represent the world wide library and information profession as we gallop towards the information society = Debemos asegurarnos de que la IFLA pueda representar a la profesión de bibliotecario y documentalista de todo el mundo conforme nos precipitamos hacia la sociedad de la información.Ex. The computer can be a great boon to cataloging, but I don't think that we should rush at it in an overly simplistic way.Ex. The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.Ex. Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.Ex. Because of EU tardiness, some countries, namely France, Holland and the UK, have jumped the gun in introducing aid for the pig sector in contravention of EU regulations.Ex. The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.Ex. The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.* * *(v.) = plunge into, rush ahead, plunge into, gallop, rush, fall off, career, jump + the gun, careen, stampedeEx: Preliminary decisions must be taken before plunging into the accumulation of index terms, and analysis of relationships.
Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex: For the beginner, the intention has been to offer an immediate plunge into the world of reference work, though necessarily at one remove from the actual user with his real problems.Ex: We must ensure that IFLA is positioned to represent the world wide library and information profession as we gallop towards the information society = Debemos asegurarnos de que la IFLA pueda representar a la profesión de bibliotecario y documentalista de todo el mundo conforme nos precipitamos hacia la sociedad de la información.Ex: The computer can be a great boon to cataloging, but I don't think that we should rush at it in an overly simplistic way.Ex: The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.Ex: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.Ex: Because of EU tardiness, some countries, namely France, Holland and the UK, have jumped the gun in introducing aid for the pig sector in contravention of EU regulations.Ex: The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.* * *
precipitarse ( conjugate precipitarse) verbo pronominal
1 (en decisión, juicio) to be hasty;
2 ( apresurarse) to rush;
precipitarsese A hacer algo to rush to do sth
3
■precipitarse verbo reflexivo
1 (con prisa) to hurry
2 (sin pensar) to rush
3 (en una caída) to plunge, hurl oneself: el autobús se precipitó al vacío, the bus plunged into the void
' precipitarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embalarse
- atarantar
- atolondrar
- lanzar
English:
hurtle
- rush
- settle
- stampede
- conclusion
* * *vpr1. [caer] to plunge (down);se precipitó al vacío desde lo alto del edificio he threw himself from the top of the building3. [apresurarse] to rush ( hacia towards);el público se precipitó hacia las salidas de emergencia the audience rushed towards the emergency exits4. [obrar irreflexivamente] to act rashly;te precipitaste al anunciar los resultados antes de tiempo you were rash to announce the results prematurely;no nos precipitemos let's not rush into anything, let's not be hasty* * *v/r1 ( correr) rush2 figbe hasty* * *vr1) apresurarse: to rush2) : to act rashly3) arrojarse: to throw oneself* * *precipitarse vb1. (actuar sin reflexionar) to be hasty / to rush2. (caerse) to plunge -
2 plunge
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)
2.
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)
2.
vi2)a) ( slope downward steeply) \<\<road/path\>\> descender* bruscamenteb) ( drop) \<\<price/temperature/popularity\>\> caer* en picada or (Esp) en picado, desplomarse
II
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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