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1 take the plunge
(to (decide to) start doing something new or difficult.) aventurar-se -
2 take the plunge
(to (decide to) start doing something new or difficult.) aventurar-se -
3 to take the plunge
to take the plungedecidir 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. -
4 plunge
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. -
5 plunge
1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) afundar, mergulhar2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) afundar2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) mergulho- plunger- take the plunge -
6 dive
1. verb1) (to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air: He dived off a rock into the sea.) mergulhar2) (to go quickly and suddenly out of sight: She dived down a back street and into a shop.) mergulhar2. noun(an act of diving: She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool.) mergulho- diver- diving-board
- great diving beetle* * *[daiv] n 1 mergulho, salto de cabeça para baixo. 2 movimento súbito e rápido. 3 Amer sl espelunca, antro, casa de bebidas e de jogo, casa de má reputação. • vt+vi 1 mergulhar(-se), afundar, imergir, submergir, arrojar-se de cabeça na água. 2 penetrar, sondar, entranhar-se, ( into) profundar. 3 arrojar-se, precipitar-se. 4 descer a pique, descer rapidamente e desaparecer, perder-se de vista. 5 bater a carteira, ( into) furtar, meter rapidamente a mão em. to dive in começar a comer. to take a dive sl concordar em perder uma partida num jogo desonestamente.
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take the plunge — do something decisive (often used when you get married) He finally decided to take the plunge and will get married next year … Idioms and examples
