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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplonger
Pronunciation / Transliteration: plon-zhay
"Elle a décidé de plonger dans la piscine pour se rafraîchir."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To plunge headfirst into water.
"She decided to dive into the pool to cool off on a hot day."
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An act of diving, especially into water.
"His dive from the high board was impressive and earned him a perfect score."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'dive' originates from the Old English 'dūfan', meaning 'to plunge' or 'to dip'. It has evolved through Middle English as 'diven', reflecting the action of entering water headfirst, and has been used in various contexts since the 14th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dive" is said worldwide
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plonger
Transliteration: plon-zhay
"Elle a décidé de plonger dans la piscine pour se rafraîchir."
tauchen
Transliteration: tau-chen
"Er beschloss, ins Wasser zu tauchen, um sich abzukühlen."
tuffarsi
Transliteration: toof-far-si
"Ha deciso di tuffarsi in piscina per rinfrescarsi."
zambullirse
Transliteration: tham-boo-yeer-se
"Decidió zambullirse en la piscina para refrescarse."
mergulhar
Transliteration: mer-goo-yar
"Ela decidiu mergulhar na piscina para se refrescar."
डुबकी लगाना
Transliteration: dubki lagana
"उसने ताजगी के लिए तालाब में डुबकी लगाने का फैसला किया।"
潜水
Transliteration: qián shuǐ
"她决定潜水以在炎热的天气中降温。"
다이빙하다
Transliteration: daibinghada
"더위를 식히기 위해 수영장에 다이빙하기로 했다."
ダイブする
Transliteration: daibu suru
"彼女は暑さを和らげるためにプールにダイブすることに決めた。"
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