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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPlunge
/plʌndʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To jump or dive quickly and energetically into a substance or place, especially water.
"He took a deep breath and plunged into the icy lake."
- 1
An act of jumping, diving, or falling suddenly from a high place or into a deeper state.
"The stock market took a sudden plunge this afternoon."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'plongier', meaning to dive or plunge, which stems from the Vulgar Latin *plumbicāre, meaning 'to act like lead' or 'to sink like lead' from Latin 'plumbum' (lead). The term entered Middle English in the 14th century, initially retaining the physical sense of diving into water before broadening to metaphorical descents.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plunge" is said worldwide
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plonger
Transliteration: /plɔ̃ʒe/
"Il a décidé de plonger dans la piscine."
stürzen
Transliteration: /ˈʃtʏʁtsn̩/
"Die Temperaturen werden heute stark stürzen."
tuffarsi
Transliteration: /tufˈfarsi/
"Si è tuffato nel mare blu."
sumergirse
Transliteration: /sumerˈxirse/
"Decidió sumergirse en la lectura del libro."
mergulhar
Transliteration: /meʁɡuˈʎaʁ/
"Ele gostava de mergulhar no oceano."
डुबकी लगाना
Transliteration: dubki lagana
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने ठंडे पानी में डुबकी लगाई।"
投入
Transliteration: tóurù
Script: 中文汉字
"他毫不犹豫地投入了工作中。"
뛰어들다
Transliteration: ttwieodeulda
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 망설이지 않고 물속으로 뛰어들었다."
飛び込む
Transliteration: tobikomu
Script: 日本語
"彼女は冷たい湖に飛び込んだ。"
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