Translations for „plunk“ in the English » German Dictionary

plunk [Am plʌnk] N ADV VB trans Am

plunk → plonk

See also plonk , plonk

I . plonk² [plɒŋk, Am plɑ:ŋk, plʌŋk] N inf (sound)

plonk

Ploppen nt inf

II . plonk² [plɒŋk, Am plɑ:ŋk, plʌŋk] ADV inf

plonk

dumpf knallend

I heard something go plonk

ich hörte, wie etwas dumpf aufschlug [o. inf plopp machte]

III . plonk² [plɒŋk, Am plɑ:ŋk, plʌŋk] VB trans inf

1. plonk (set down heavily):

to plonk sth somewhere

etw irgendwo hinknallen inf

2. plonk (sit heavily):

to plonk oneself down on a chair/sofa

sich acc auf einen Stuhl/ein Sofa fallen [o. inf plumpsen] lassen

plonk¹ [plɒŋk] N no pl esp Brit, Aus inf (wine)

plonk

billiger Wein

plonk

Gesöff nt pej inf

a bottle of plonk

eine Flasche mit billigem, schlechtem Wein

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I plunked the second guy -- the changeup got away from me.

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The single-celled algae called phytoplankton are so dense that our instruments disappear from sight a mere few feet after we plunk them into the water.

science.dodlive.mil

An estimated $640-million worth of bets will be plunked down during the five days of the annual horse racing extravaganza.

www.macleans.ca

This is called a splooge or plunk or sink.

en.wikipedia.org

Plunk's regular season success never translated over to the postseason.

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Computers were just entering the mainstream, big blocky contraptions, lugged into houses and plunked down on desks.

news.berkeley.edu

Each month, like clockwork, they plunked down an additional $200 to buy a few more shares.

www.fool.ca

I would not like to see condos plunked on a living forest, that makes no sense at all!

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A fastball got away from him and plunked her in the ribs.

articles.chicagotribune.com

Despite the risk, people keep on plunking money into shows -- the minimum is around $25,000 -- because they love the theater.

www.cbsnews.com