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This word may also be spelled "nosedive."
nose-dive
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (aviation)
a. descender en picada
The plane nose-dived to then rise again.El avión descendió en picada para luego volver a elevarse.
b. descender en picado (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
During the storm, the airplane began to nose-dive, terrifying the passengers.Durante la tormenta, el avión comenzó a descender en picado, aterrando a los pasajeros.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (aviation)
a. el descenso en picada (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The pilot managed to recover from the sudden nose-dive.El piloto logró recuperar el control tras el descenso en picada.
b. el descenso en picado (M) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
The pilot explained what to do during a nose-dive.El piloto explicó qué hacer durante un descenso en picado.
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