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PLUNGE

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plunge I. substantiv

afundare, scufundare, plonjon;

to take a plunge a face un plonjon, a se scufunda;

(fam.) to take the plunge a face un pas hotarâtor, a lua o hotărâre serioasă;

to be about to take the plunge a fi pe trambulină.

plunge II. verb A. tranzitiv

1. a scufunda, a afunda (rufele în leşie etc.);

to plunge one's hands into one's pockets a-şi înfunda mâinile în buzunare;

plungeed in darkness cufundat în întuneric;

to plunge smb. into despair a lăsa / a arunca pe cineva în ghearele; deznădejdii.

2. (metal.) a căli (oţelul etc.).

plunge II. verb B. intranzitiv

1. a se afunda, a se scufunda, a se arunca (cu capul înainte); a se scufunda (în meditaţie); a se afunda, a se înfunda, a se adânci (într-o pădure etc.); a se pierde (în mulţime); a se arunca, a se lansa, a se hazarda nebuneşte (într-o afacere, în petreceri etc.); (geol.) a se afunda, a se coborî;

to plunge forward a se arunca înainte;

to plunge into the room a năvăli în cameră; a intra ca vântul / ca o vijelie în cameră.

2. (despre cal) a se ridica în două picioare şi a zvârli din picioare.

3. (despre vapor) a se legăna (dinainte înapoi);

(mar.) to plunge to windward a pluti în zigzag, a merge ca vântul pe delături.

4. (jocuri) a juca sau a paria fără socoteală; (bursă) a risca sume enorme.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

He plunged into the forest and followed the river bank down the stream.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

He came up to my room one morning, and plunged into business in an instant.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

We turned and plunged into the cave which led to home.

(The Lost World, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Holmes rushed at the bell-pull, tore back a small sliding shutter, and, plunging in his hand, pulled out a photograph and a letter.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

When a plunge is to be made into the water, it's of no use lingering on the bank.”

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

The pilot-boat plunged past.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

I do desire that you will not be making her really unhappy; a little love, perhaps, may animate and do her good, but I will not have you plunge her deep, for she is as good a little creature as ever lived, and has a great deal of feeling.

(Mansfield Park, de Jane Austen)

So he went out and took the maiden aside, and said: Tonight when the boy is asleep, go to his bed and plunge this knife into his heart, and bring me his heart and tongue, and if you do not do it, you shall lose your life.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

At such times we plunged into the nearest clump of bushes and lay still until the sound had passed away.

(The Lost World, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I was overwhelmed by the honour and attempted, when he entered, to say so, but he plunged at once into business with the air of a man who wishes to hurry quickly through a disagreeable task.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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