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plonger
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
1. (swimming)
a. to scuba dive
Victor et Angela plongent en Corse presque chaque année.Victor and Angela scuba dive in Corsica almost every year.
3. (to lunge)
a. to dive
Le gardien de but a plongé pour attraper le ballon, mais celui-ci est entré dans le but.The goalkeeper dove for the ball, but it sailed into the goal.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
4. (to immerse)
a. to plunge
Jeannette a plongé sa main dans la pâte à biscuits, espérant y retrouver sa bague perdue.Jeannette plunged her hand into the cookie batter, hoping to find her lost ring.
5. (figurative) (to immerse)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. to plunge (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
La blague vaseuse d'Axel a brièvement plongé le groupe dans un silence gênant.Axel's off-color joke briefly plunged the group into an awkward silence.
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