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plunk

/plʌŋk/

plunk down

plunknoun

plunks

Translations

plocOnomatopée pour un son bref et sec, notamment celui d’une corde pincée.

The musician created a soothing melody with the gentle plunk of the guitar strings.

Le musicien a créé une mélodie apaisante avec le doux ploc des cordes de la guitare.

fricFamilier.

That vintage poster cost him twenty plunks.

Cette affiche vintage lui a coûté vingt francs de fric.

ploufOnomatopée pour une chute lourde ou une chute dans un liquide.

There was a loud plunk as the book fell off the shelf and hit the floor.

Il y a eu un fort plouf quand le livre est tombé de l’étagère et a heurté le sol.

Definitions

A sound made by a stringed instrument when a string is plucked.

The musician created a soothing melody with the gentle plunk of the guitar strings.

A sudden, heavy drop or fall.

There was a loud plunk as the book fell off the shelf and hit the floor.

Informal. A dollar; money (usually used in the plural).

That vintage poster cost him twenty plunks.

Synonyms

plunkverb

plunked

Past Simple

plunked

Past Participle

plunking

Gerund

/plʌŋk/

Translations

débourserFamilier, souvent avec l’idée de payer d’un seul coup et à contrecœur.

She finally plunked down the cash for a new laptop.

Elle a finalement débourser l’argent pour un nouvel ordinateur portable.

déposer brusquementEmployé pour une action faite d’un coup, avec rudesse.

She plunked the groceries down on the kitchen counter.

Elle a déposé brusquement les courses sur le plan de travail de la cuisine.

pincerPour un instrument à cordes.

He plunked a few notes on the guitar before starting the song.

Il a pincé quelques notes sur la guitare avant de commencer la chanson.

Additional translations

jeterAvec une idée de chute ou de bruit bref.

toucherEmploi courant en contexte sportif, notamment au baseball.

Definitions

To drop or place something abruptly or heavily.

She plunked the groceries down on the kitchen counter.

To play a musical instrument, especially a stringed instrument, by plucking or striking the strings.

He plunked a few notes on the guitar before starting the song.

To throw or toss something with a plunking sound.

He plunked a stone into the pond and watched the ripples spread.

To pay (a sum of money), especially reluctantly or all at once (usually with “down”).

She finally plunked down the cash for a new laptop.

To hit or strike (a person or object), especially with a thrown baseball or similar projectile.

The pitch slipped from his grip and plunked the batter on the shoulder.

Synonyms

plunkadverb

/plʌŋk/

Informal; chiefly North American usage meaning ‘directly; exactly’, often in the phrase “plunk in the middle”.

Translations

pileFamilier.

The cabin sits plunk in the middle of the woods.

La cabane se trouve pile au milieu des bois.

Definitions

Directly; exactly (informal).

The cabin sits plunk in the middle of the woods.

plunkinterjection

Onomatopoeic use to represent the sound of something dropping or striking.

Translations

plocOnomatopée imitant un bruit bref de chute ou de pincement.

"Plunk!" went the pebble as it hit the water.

"Ploc !" fit le caillou en frappant l’eau.

Definitions

Used to imitate the sound of a sudden drop, impact, or plucking noise.

"Plunk!" went the pebble as it hit the water.

Synonyms