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I.plumb [Brit plʌm, Am pləm] N

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1. plumb:

plumb, a. plumb line CONSTR

fil m à plomb

plumb, a. plumb line NAUT

2. plumb (perpendicular):

to be out of plumb or off plumb

ne pas être d'aplomb

II.plumb [Brit plʌm, Am pləm] ADV

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1. plumb Am (totally) inf:

plumb crazy, wrong

2. plumb (precisely) inf:

plumb in or down or through the middle

en plein milieu

III.plumb [Brit plʌm, Am pləm] VB trans

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1. plumb fig mystery, soul:

plumb

to plumb the depths of despair, misery

toucher le fond de

to plumb the depths of bad taste

atteindre le comble de

2. plumb lit sea, depths:

plumb

I.plumb in VB [Brit plʌm -, Am pləm -] (plumb [sth] in, plumb in [sth])

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plumb in

Translations for plumb in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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to plumb

être en porte à faux lit mur:

to be out of plumb

s'écarter de la verticale mur:

to be out of plumb

fil à plomb

plumb line

Translations for plumb in the English»French Dictionary

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I.plumb [plʌm] VB trans

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plumb

II.plumb [plʌm] ADJ

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plumb

to be out of plumb

ne pas être d'aplomb

III.plumb [plʌm] ADV

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1. plumb inf (exactly):

plumb

2. plumb Am inf (completely):

plumb

IV.plumb [plʌm] N

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plumb

plumb in VB trans

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plumb in washing machine:

plumb in

plumb line N

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plumb line

fil m à plomb

to be out of plumb

ne pas être d'aplomb

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Pipe fitting is not plumbing; the two are related but separate trades. en.wikipedia.org

To his left was the level and plumb-line, to his right the compass and square. en.wikipedia.org

A plumbed room entered from the outside allowed fishermen and hunters to clean their catch and themselves. en.wikipedia.org

A section of the scaffolding would hold a plumb line that was centered over a datum mark on the floor. en.wikipedia.org

It involved the use of a bar with a plumb line, attached to a wooden handle. en.wikipedia.org

I have spilt blood, broken bones, shed tears, generated tanker loads of sweat, tasted the champagne glories and plumbed the depths of misery. en.wikipedia.org

Apparently if a plumb line is dropped from the north side of the tower it would fall 3 feet away from the building. en.wikipedia.org

On a smaller scale, a mountain to one side may deflect the plumb bob away from the true zenith. en.wikipedia.org

Members are spotless, dry and nervous, and free of defects but sometimes they have defects of plumb. en.wikipedia.org

Change rooms and plumbed washrooms are available all along the beach. en.wikipedia.org

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