plunge

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈplʌndʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/plʌndʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(plunj)

Inflections of 'plunge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
plunges
v 3rd person singular
plunging
v pres p
plunged
v past
plunged
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
plunge n figurative (fast fall, drop)caída nf
 The car's plunge from the cliff lasted only a few seconds.
 La caída del coche del acantilado solamente duró unos segundos.
plunge n (dive)zambullida nf
  (AmL)clavado nm
 Linda's plunge into the lake cooled her down.
 La zambullida de Linda en el lago la refrescó.
plunge [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep (immerse in)sumergir⇒ vtr
  meter⇒ vtr
 Patricia plunged the sheets into the water.
 Patricio sumergió las hojas en agua.
plunge⇒ vi (dive)zambullirse⇒ v prnl
  sumergirse⇒ v prnl
 Rachel dived off the end of the board and plunged.
 Rachel saltó desde el borde del trampolín y se zambulló.
plunge vi figurative (fall, drop fast) (figurado)caer⇒ vi
  desmoronarse⇒ v prnl
 The car went over the cliff and plunged.
 El auto condujo por el acantilado y cayó.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
plunge vi (rush)precipitarse⇒ v prnl
 Tara plunged through the crowd, determined to reach her destination.
 Tara se precipitó a través de la multitud, determinada a llegar a su destino.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
plunge into [sth] vi + prep (dive, jump into)zambullirse, tirarse loc verb
  (CL, informal)tirarse de piquero loc verb
 After his sauna, Mikael plunged into the freezing-cold lake.
 Después del sauna, Mikael se zambulló al lago helado.
plunge into [sth] vi + prep figurative (begin enthusiastically) (figurado)zambullirse a v prnl + prep
  (figurado)tirarse de cabeza a loc verb
 Feeling refreshed from his vacation, Marcus plunged into his new work projects.
plunge [sb/sth] into [sth] vi + prep figurative (place [sb/sth] in a situation)arrojar a vtr + prep
  tirar a vtr + prep
  lanzar a vtr + prep
 During the power cut, all the houses in our street were plunged into darkness.
 The recession plunged Abigail into debt.
  (figurado)caer en vi + prep
  hundirse en vi + prep
plunge off [sth] vi + prep (suddenly go downward)caer en picada loc verb
  descender vtr, vi
 The car was going too fast to make the corner and it plunged off the cliff.
 El auto iba demasiado rápido para tomar la curva y cayó en picada por el precipicio.
plunge pool n (small swimming pool)piscina pequeña nf + adj
  (AR)pileta pequeña nf + adj
  (MX)alberca pequeña nf + adj
plunge pool n (basin below waterfall)piscina de inmersión loc nom f
plunging bra,
plunge bra n		 (breast support that shows cleavage)sostén de escote profundo grupo nom
  sujetador escotado grupo nom
take the plunge v expr figurative (do [sth] daring) (coloquial)dar el salto loc verb
  correr el riesgo loc verb
 I've finally decided to take the plunge; I'm getting a tattoo!
 Finalmente me decidí a dar el salto: ¡me voy a tatuar!
take the plunge v expr figurative (commit to [sth]) (coloquial)jugársela loc verb
  (coloquial)dar el salto loc verb
  dar el próximo paso loc verb
 After dating for a year, they decided to take the plunge and get married.
 Después de un año de salir juntos, decidieron jugársela y casarse.
U-plunge bra n (breast support: dips at front)brasier con escote profundo nm + loc adj
  sujetador con mucho escote nm + loc adj
 Se compró un brasier con escote profundo por internet.
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'plunge' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
dive - dive in - dive into - duck - nosedive - swoop
Spanish:
salto mortal - hender - hundir - zambullir - bajonazo - caer en picada - dar el salto - echarse al agua - jugar - lanzarse al vacío - liarse la manta a la cabeza - pasar por la vicaría - ponerle el cascabel al gato - precipitar - saltar al vacío - sumergir - sumir - tirarse a la piscina - zambullida

Collocations: the [boat, ship] took a plunge, the [swimmer, kid] took a plunge under water, took a plunge into the [pool, cold water], more...

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