plonger

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French

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Etymology

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From Old French plongier, from Vulgar Latin *plumbicāre, from Latin plumbum (lead).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /plɔ̃.ʒe/
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Verb

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plonger

  1. to dive
  2. (figuratively) to plunge
    plonger dans ses souvenirsto take a trip down memory lane
  3. (reflexive, figuratively) to immerse oneself (in something)

Conjugation

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This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written plonge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

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Further reading

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