plummet [ˈplʌmɪt]
plummet
plummet(
pluh
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miht
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (to fall straight down)
a. caer en picada (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
He shot the bird and saw it plummet to the ground.Mat贸 al p谩jaro de un tiro y lo vio caer al suelo en picada.
b. caer en picado (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
The parachute didn't open and the parachutist plummeted from a height of 2,000 meters.El paraca铆das no se abri贸 y la paracaidista cay贸 en picado desde una altura de 2,000 metros.
2. (figurative) (to decrease sharply)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
a. desplomarse
Stock prices have plummeted after the company's latest results were made public.La cotizaci贸n de las acciones se desplom贸 tras hacerse p煤blicos los 煤ltimos resultados de la empresa.
b. caer en picada (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The price of tin plummeted when the world market for that metal collapsed in 1985.El precio del esta帽o cay贸 en picada al derrumbarse el mercado mundial de dicho metal en 1985.
c. caer en picado (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
Sales of new cars have plummeted as a result of the recession.Las ventas de autos nuevos cayeron en picado a consecuencia de la recesi贸n.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
3. (plumb line)
a. la plomada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Use a plummet to check that the wallpaper is hanging vertically.Usa una plomada para asegurarte de que el papel de empapelar est谩 vertical.
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plummetintransitive verb
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (also fig)
a. desplomarse, caer en picado
b. caer en picada (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Copyright 漏 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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