plunges in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for plunges in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.plunge [Am pləndʒ, Brit plʌn(d)ʒ] VB trans

1. plunge (immerse, thrust):

to plunge sth into sth 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

I plunged my hands deeper into my pockets

metí bien las manos en los bolsillos

2. plunge (into state, condition):

the street was plunged into darkness

la calle quedó a oscuras or quedó sumida en la oscuridad

the news plunged him into the depths of depression

la noticia lo sumió en una fuerte depresión

the nation was plunged into war

la nación se vio precipitada a una guerra

to plunge oneself into work/study/a cause

entregarse al trabajo/al estudio/a una causa

II.plunge [Am pləndʒ, Brit plʌn(d)ʒ] VB intr

1. plunge:

plunge (dive)

zambullirse

plunge (fall)

caer

he plunged into the pool

se zambulló en la piscina

she plunged 50ft to her death

cayó 50 pies y encontró la muerte

the car plunged over the cliff

el coche se precipitó por el acantilado

she plunged into the New York social scene

se metió de cabeza en el mundillo social neoyorquino

2.1. plunge (slope downward steeply):

plunge road/path:

descender bruscamente

the neckline plunges at the back

el escote se acentúa en la espalda

2.2. plunge (drop):

plunge price/output/popularity:

caer en picada

plunge price/output/popularity:

caer en picado Spain

plunge price/output/popularity:

desplomarse

plunge price/output/popularity:

irse a pique

3. plunge (pitch):

plunge ship:

cabecear

plunge horse:

corcovear

III.plunge [Am pləndʒ, Brit plʌn(d)ʒ] N

1. plunge (in water):

plunge

zambullida f

plunge

chapuzón m

to take the plunge (take a risk)

arriesgarse

to take the plunge (take a risk)

jugarse el todo por el todo

to take the plunge (get married)

casarse

to take the plunge (get married)

dar el paso

2. plunge (fall):

plunge

caída f

3. plunge:

plunge (of price, value)

caída f

plunge (of temperature)

descenso m

shares took a plunge

las acciones se fueron a pique or cayeron en picada

shares took a plunge

las acciones cayeron en picado Spain

4. plunge (of neckline):

plunge

escote m (profundo)

Translations for plunges in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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zambullida (salto)

plunge

desplomarse

to plunge

sumir algo/a alg. en algo

to plunge sth/sb into sth

precipitarse

to plunge

plunges in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plunges in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.plunge [plʌndʒ] N

1. plunge (sharp decline):

plunge

caída f

2. plunge (dive):

plunge

zambullida f de cabeza

Phrases:

to take the plunge

dar el paso decisivo

to take the plunge (get married)

casarse

II.plunge [plʌndʒ] VB intr

1. plunge (fall suddenly):

plunge

precipitarse

to plunge to one's death

tener una caída mortal

2. plunge (leap, enter):

we plunged into the sea

nos zambullimos en el mar

he plunged into the forest

se precipitó hacia el bosque

3. plunge (begin abruptly):

to plunge into sth

emprender algo

III.plunge [plʌndʒ] VB trans

plunge

hundir

to plunge a knife into sth

clavar un cuchillo en algo

we've plunged ourselves into debt

nos hemos metido en deudas

plunge in VB intr

plunge in

lanzarse

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to plunge sth into darkness

sumir algo en la oscuridad

Translations for plunges in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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zabuir

to plunge

abismar a alguien en la desesperación

to plunge sb into despair

zambullirse en algo

to plunge into sth

sumir en la miseria a alguien

to plunge sb into poverty

liarse la manta a la cabeza inf

to take the plunge

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There are three mineral beds which are between 2.5 and 8 m thick which are folded in an anticline that plunges to the south-west.

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He takes one corner too fast and plunges through the guardrail to his death.

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Remembering how unpleasantly ill-tempered their leader is, however, the seamen hurled the captain off the ship's side where he plunges into the water.

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She loses control of the car plunges down a steep ravine.

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The story begins when a paragraph in a newspaper plunges the narrator into his memories as a younger man.

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These events are sometimes known as polar bear plunges, and are sometimes organized by groups to raise money for charity.

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Nothing could exceed the beauty of her plunges fore and aft, and lurches from port to starboard; but the party were sadly lacking in enthusiasm.

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As the boulder rolls towards the transport and falls, the transport plunges and a photograph of the entire car of riders is taken.

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Plunges were used the most often (22% of the time), followed by ventral (19%), lateral (17%), and oblique lunges (15%).

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Soon a new civil war plunges the country in anarchy.

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