plunge

plunge
plunge
A n
1 (from height) plongeon m ; death plunge journ plongeon de la mort ; to take a plunge (dive) piquer une tête ;
2 Fin chute f libre ; a plunge in share GB ou stock US prices une chute libre du prix des actions ;
3 gen, fig the company's plunge into debt l'endettement subit de l'entreprise ; the plunge in confidence la perte subite de confiance ; nothing could prevent the country's plunge into chaos rien ne pouvait empêcher le pays de sombrer dans le chaos.
B vtr
1 (thrust) to plunge sth into sth plonger qch dans qch ; he plunged the knife into her heart il lui a plongé le couteau dans le cœur ; she plunged her hand into the water/the bag elle a plongé sa main dans l'eau/le sac ; to be plunged into être plongé dans [crisis, danger, new experience, strike] ; être submergé de [debt] ; the house was plunged into darkness la maison a été plongée dans l'obscurité ;
2 (unblock) déboucher [qch] avec une ventouse [sink].
C vi
1 (fall from height) [person, waterfall, submarine] plonger ; [bird, plane] piquer ; [road, cliff] fig plonger ; the plane plunged to the ground l'avion a piqué vers le sol ; the boy plunged over the precipice to his death l'enfant a fait une chute mortelle dans le précipice ; the car plunged off the road la voiture est sortie en catastrophe de la route ;
2 fig (drop sharply) [rate, value] chuter ;
3 fig (embark on) to plunge into se lancer dans [activity, career, negotiations] ; sombrer dans [chaos , crisis, decline] ; se ruer vers [danger].
Idiom
to take the plunge se jeter à l'eau.
Phrasal verbs
plunge forward [person] s'élancer ; [boat] piquer de l'avant ; [horse] se ruer ; [vehicle] foncer.
plunge in [swimmer] plonger ; fig (impetuously) se lancer.

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