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plunged

/plʌndʒd/

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verb

Eintauchen, versenken

To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.

Examples :

"to plunge the body into water"

den Körper in Wasser eintauchen

action substance

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verb

Stürzte, warf, tauchte ein

To cast, stab or throw into some thing, state, condition or action.

Examples :

"to plunge a dagger into the breast; to plunge a nation into war"

Einem Dolch in die Brust stoßen; eine Nation in den Krieg stürzen

action condition

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verb

Eintauchen, untertauchen

To baptize by immersion.

Examples :

"The pastor plunged the new member into the baptismal pool. "

Der Pastor tauchte das neue Mitglied in das Taufbecken ein.

religion ritual

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verb

Eintauchen, stürzen

To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.

Examples :

"he plunged into the river"

Er tauchte in den Fluss ein.

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verb

Stürzte, eintauchte

To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.

Examples :

"to plunge into debt; to plunge into controversy"

sich in Schulden stürzen; sich in Kontroversen stürzen

action condition

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verb

Stürzte, warf sich

To pitch or throw oneself headlong or violently forward, as a horse does.

Examples :

"The startled horse plunged forward, throwing its rider to the ground. "

Das erschrockene Pferd stürzte vorwärts und warf seinen Reiter zu Boden.

action animal vehicle

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verb

Viel setzen, riskieren

To bet heavily and recklessly; to risk large sums in gambling.

Examples :

"Desperate to recover his losses, he plunged his entire savings into the final poker game. "

Verzweifelt, seine Verluste wieder hereinzuholen, setzte er seine gesamten Ersparnisse in das letzte Pokerspiel.

bet finance business economy

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verb

Verwickelt, in Verlegenheit gebracht

To entangle or embarrass (mostly used in past participle).

Examples :

"He felt plunged into confusion when the teacher started explaining the complex math problem without reviewing the basics first. "

Er fühlte sich in Verwirrung verwickelt, als der Lehrer begann, die komplexe Matheaufgabe zu erklären, ohne zuerst die Grundlagen zu wiederholen.

past participle action situation

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verb

Überwältigen, überwältigen

To overwhelm, overpower.

Examples :

"The unexpected news of the project's cancellation plunged the team into despair. "

Die unerwartete Nachricht über die Absage des Projekts überwältigte das Team mit Verzweiflung.