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nose·dive  (nzdv)

n.

1. A very steep dive of an aircraft.

2. A sudden, swift drop or plunge: Stock prices took a nosedive.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nosedive - a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline; "the stock took a nosedive" decline, diminution - change toward something smaller or lower
	2.	nosedive - a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft nose dive, dive descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction power dive - a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine
Verb	1.	nosedive - plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" dive, plunge, plunk - drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

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nosedive

verb

drop, plunge, dive, plummet, fall sharply The value of the shares nosedived by £2.6 billion. The cockpit was submerged as the plane nosedived into the water.

noun

plunge, drop, dive, plummet, sharp fall My career has taken a nosedive in the past year or two. The catamaran sailed over the precipice and plunged into a nosedive.

Translations

nosedive nose-dive [ˈnəʊzdaɪv]

n

[plane] → piqué m, descente f en piqué
to go into a nosedive → descendre en piqué

(in profits, prices) → chute f
to take a nose-dive [profits, share prices] → dégringoler
Shares have taken a nosedive → Le cours des actions a dégringolé.

(in career, reputation) to take a nose-dive → s'effondrer

vi

[plane] → tomber en piqué

(= plummet) [prices, profits, exchange rates, share prices] → dégringoler; [stock market] → s'effondrer

[career, reputation] → s'effondrer
nose drops npl → gouttes fpl pour le nez
nose job n (= plastic surgery) to have a nose job → se faire refaire le nez
nose ring n → anneau m de nez
nose stud n → clou dans le nez)m >
to have a nose stud → avoir un piercing dans le nez, avoir le nez percé