sumergirse

sumergirse

► verbo pronominal

1 (meterse bajo líquido) to submerge (en, in), go underwater

2 figurado to become immersed (en, in)

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VPR

1) (=hundirse) [objeto, persona] to sink beneath the surface; [submarino] to dive

2) [en un ambiente]

sumergirse en — to immerse o.s. in

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(v.) = dive, go under, plunge, dive in

Ex. Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.

Ex. Many of them are likely to go under in the next wave of economic recession.

Ex. Watering the fern is best done by plunging the entire plant into a large container of room-temperature water.

Ex. Players famed for their diving headers are fearless when diving in amongst flying boots to poach a goal in the six-yard box.

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(v.) = dive, go under, plunge, dive in

Ex: Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.

Ex: Many of them are likely to go under in the next wave of economic recession.

Ex: Watering the fern is best done by plunging the entire plant into a large container of room-temperature water.

Ex: Players famed for their diving headers are fearless when diving in amongst flying boots to poach a goal in the six-yard box.

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■sumergirse verbo reflexivo
1 to submerge, dive
2 fig (sumirse) to become absorbed
'sumergirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sumergir
- zambullirse
English:
dive
- submerge
- go

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vpr

1. [hundirse] to submerge;

[con fuerza] to plunge;

el coche se sumergió en el río the car sank to the bottom of the river

2. [abstraerse] to immerse oneself (en in);

se sumergió en sus pensamientos he immersed himself in his thoughts

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sumergirse

v/r fig

immerse o.s. (en in), throw o.s. (en into)

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sumergirse vb to submerge / to dive

el submarino se sumergió en el mar the submarine submerged in the sea