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to plunge

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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
Inglés		Español
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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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
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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