plunge

plunge
plunge [plʌndʒ]
1. noun
[of bird, diver] plongeon m ; ( = steep fall) chute f
• prices started a downward plunge les prix ont commencé à chuter
• a plunge in the value of the euro une chute de la valeur de l'euro
• to take the plunge sauter le pas
2. transitive verb
plonger
• they were plunged into darkness/despair ils ont été plongés dans l'obscurité/le désespoir
3. intransitive verb
plonger ; [sales, prices, profits, temperature] chuter
• he plunged to his death il a fait une chute mortelle
• the car plunged over the cliff la voiture est tombée de la falaise
• he plunged into the crowd il s'est jeté dans la foule
• to plunge into debt/recession sombrer dans les dettes/la récession
• he plunged into the argument il s'est lancé dans la discussion
4. compounds
► plunge pool noun (in sauna) bassin m
* * *
[plʌndʒ] 1.
noun
1) (from height) plongeon m

to take a plunge — (dive) piquer une tête

2) Finance (of share prices etc) chute f libre
2.
transitive verb plonger (into dans)

to be plunged into — être plongé dans [darkness, crisis, strike]; être submergé de [debt]

3.
intransitive verb [road, cliff, waterfall] plonger; [bird, plane] piquer; [person] (dive) plonger; (fall) tomber (from de); fig [rate, value] chuter

to plunge into — fig se lancer dans [activity, career]; sombrer dans [chaos]

Phrasal Verbs:
••

to take the plunge — se jeter à l'eau


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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