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plunging

/ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/

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verb

Plonger, immerger

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

Examples :

"to plunge the body into water"

plonger le corps dans l'eau

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verb

Plonger, se jeter

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"

Plonger un poignard dans la poitrine ; plonger une nation dans la guerre

action condition

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verb

Plonger, immerger

To baptize by immersion.

Examples :

"The priest was plunging the baby into the water during the baptism ceremony. "

Le prêtre plongeait le bébé dans l'eau pendant la cérémonie de baptême.

religion ritual

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verb

Plonger, se jeter

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

Examples :

"he plunged into the river"

Il a plongé dans la rivière.

action sport nature

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verb

Plonger, se jeter

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

Examples :

"to plunge into debt; to plunge into controversy"

plonger dans les dettes ; se jeter dans la controverse

action condition

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verb

Se jeter, se précipiter

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

Examples :

"The tired horse, startled by the loud noise, suddenly started plunging forward, nearly throwing its rider off. "

Le cheval fatigué, effrayé par le bruit fort, s'est soudainement jeté en avant, manquant de peu de désarçonner son cavalier.

action animal sport

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verb

Miser gros, se lancer à corps perdu

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

Examples :

"He was plunging all his savings into the lottery, hoping to win big. "

Il misait toutes ses économies à la loterie, espérant gagner gros.

bet finance business economy

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verb

Impliqué, embarrassé

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

Examples :

"Sarah was plunging her hands into the bag of chips, searching for the biggest one. "

Sarah plongeait ses mains dans le sac de chips, cherchant le plus gros.

action situation

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verb

Submerger, accabler

To overwhelm, overpower.

Examples :

"The unexpected news of the school closure plunged the students into confusion. "

La nouvelle inattendue de la fermeture de l'école a accablé les élèves de confusion.

action emotion mind

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noun

Plongée, immersion

An occurrence of putting or sinking under water or other fluid.

Examples :

"The sudden plunging of the car into the river caused widespread panic. "

La plongée soudaine de la voiture dans la rivière a provoqué une panique généralisée.

nature action event

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noun

Plongeon, chute

A headlong violent motion like that of a horse trying to throw its rider.

Examples :

"The startled horse's plunging threw the inexperienced rider to the ground. "

Le plongeon du cheval effrayé a jeté le cavalier inexpérimenté à terre.

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adjective

Plongeant, abrupt

That descends steeply.

Examples :

"The plunging cliff made her nervous. "

La falaise plongeante la rendait nerveuse.

nature geography

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adjective

Piqué, plongeant

Aimed from higher ground, as fire upon an enemy.

Examples :

"The sniper delivered plunging fire onto the advancing soldiers, hitting them from his elevated position on the rooftop. "

Le tireur d'élite a déversé un feu piqué sur les soldats en progression, les touchant depuis sa position sur le toit.

military war position