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plumb

UK
/plʌm/
US
/plʌm/

Translations

plumbnoun
plumbs
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UK
/plʌm/
US
/plʌm/
plombLe sens de poids suspendu pour indiquer la verticale.
The carpenter used a plumb to ensure the wall was perfectly vertical.
Le charpentier a utilisé un plomb pour s’assurer que le mur était parfaitement vertical.
aplombÉtat d’être parfaitement vertical.
Make sure the post is in plumb before pouring the concrete.
Assurez-vous que le poteau est d’aplomb avant de couler le béton.
plombPar extension, petit poids en plomb utilisé pour sonder la profondeur.
The sailor dropped the plumb overboard to measure the depth of the sea.
Le marin a jeté le plomb par-dessus bord pour mesurer la profondeur de la mer.
Synonyms
weight
lead weight
bob
plumb line
plummet
plumb bob
plumbverb
plumbed
Past Simple
plumbed
Past Participle
plumbing
Gerund
UK
/plʌm/
US
/plʌm/
sonderSens technique et figuré : mesurer ou examiner en profondeur.
The sailors plumbed the ocean to determine its depth.
Les marins ont sondé l’océan pour en déterminer la profondeur.
Additional translations
explorerDans le sens figuré d’examiner en profondeur.
redresserPour mettre quelque chose à la verticale ou le vérifier par rapport à la verticale.
Synonyms
measure
probe
ascertain
delve
investigate
explore
plumbadjective
more plumb
Comp.
most plumb
Super.
verticalS’emploie surtout en contexte technique pour une position parfaitement droite.
The builder ensured that the wall was plumb before securing it in place.
Le maçon s’est assuré que le mur était vertical avant de le fixer en place.
d’aplombPlus naturel dans le registre courant pour dire « parfaitement vertical ».
The builder ensured that the wall was plumb before securing it in place.
Le maçon s’est assuré que le mur était d’aplomb avant de le fixer en place.
Synonyms
upright
straight
vertical
perpendicular
plumbadverb
d’aplombSens de direction verticale, directement en ligne droite.
The stone fell plumb to the riverbed.
La pierre est tombée d’aplomb jusqu’au lit de la rivière.
complètementRegistre courant, valeur d’intensification.
She was plumb exhausted after the long hike up the mountain.
Elle était complètement épuisée après la longue randonnée en montagne.
Synonyms
completely
utterly
right
smack
dead
precisely
squarely
straight
directly
exactly

Definitions

plumbnoun
A lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction.
The carpenter used a plumb to ensure the wall was perfectly vertical.
A small mass of lead or other heavy material, used in sounding the depth of water.
The sailor dropped the plumb overboard to measure the depth of the sea.
The state or condition of being exactly vertical.
Make sure the post is in plumb before pouring the concrete.
plumbverb
To measure the depth of a body of water.
The sailors plumbed the ocean to determine its depth.
To explore or examine thoroughly.
The scientist plumbed the mysteries of the universe.
To install or repair plumbing systems.
The contractor was hired to plumb the new house.
To test or adjust to be vertical or true.
The carpenter plumbed the wall to ensure it was perfectly vertical.
plumbadjective
Exactly vertical or true to a line; perfectly straight.
The builder ensured that the wall was plumb before securing it in place.
plumbadverb
Completely or absolutely; used for emphasis or to indicate exactness.
She was plumb exhausted after the long hike up the mountain.
Directly, in a straight line (especially vertically); straight down or up.
The stone fell plumb to the riverbed.
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