nosedive

English

Noun

nosedive (plural nosedives)

1. A headfirst fall or jump.
2. (economics) A rapid fall in price or value.

Translations

A headfirst fall or jump

• Catalan: capbussada (ca) f, capbussó (ca) m, salt (ca) m de cap

• Spanish: salto (es) m de cabeza

A rapid fall in price or value

• Catalan: caiguda (ca) f de preu, caiguda (ca) f de valor

• Spanish: desplome (es) m de precio, desplome (es) m de valor

Verb

nosedive (third-person singular simple present nosedives, present participle nosediving, simple past and past participle nosedived)

1. (intransitive, of aircraft) To dive down in a steep angle.
2. (intransitive, economy) To perform a rapid fall in price or value.

Translations

To dive down in a steep angle

• Catalan: capbussar (ca)

• Spanish: sumergirse (es)

To perform a rapid fall in price or value

• Catalan: caure's (ca) el preu, caure's (ca) el valor

• Spanish: desplomarse (es) el precio, desplomarse (es) el valor