plumb

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈplʌm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/plʌm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(plum)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
plumb n(lead weight)plomada nf
  plomo nm
 The contractor lowered the plumb to take a measurement for the new wall.
plumb adj(straight, vertical)vertical adj mf
  a plomo loc adj
 The edge needs to be straight and plumb.
plumb adv(vertically)verticalmente adv
 Tom dived plumb from the clifftop into the sea below.
 Tom se zambulló verticalmente desde el acantilado hacia el mar.
plumb,
plumb [sth] vtr		(depth: measure)sondar⇒ vtr
 The researchers plumbed the depth of the channel.
plumb [sth]⇒ vtr(connect [sth] to water supply)conectar⇒ vtr
 The plumber plumbed the washing machine directly to the water supply.
plumb [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep(connect [sth] to water supply) (tubería)conectar⇒ vtr
 The contractor plumbed a washing machine into the garage.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
plumb,
plum adv		dated (completely)completamente, totalmente adv
 They waited until he was plumb out of sight, and then they ran to the barn.
 The door fell plumb off its hinges.
 Esperaron hasta que él estuviera completamente fuera de su vista, y luego corrieron al establo.
plumb advdated (exactly)justo adv
  exactamente adv
 The bear stood plumb in the middle of the road, and I froze.
 El oso se paró justo en medio de la carretera, y yo me paralicé.
plumb [sth]⇒ vtrfigurative (explore [sth] thoroughly)examinar de cerca vtr + loc adv
  examinar detalladamente vtr + adv
 This documentary film plumbs the topic of body image.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
out of plumb,
out-of-plumb,
off plumb off-plumb expr		(not perpendicular)fuera de plomo loc adj
plumb bob n(lead for plumb line)plomada nf
plumb [sth] in vtr + adv(connect [sth] to water supply) (a tubería)conectar⇒ vtr
  instalar⇒ vtr
plumb line n(cord with lead bob)plomada nf
plumb the depths,
plumb the depths of [sth] v expr		figurative (explore something deeply)explorar las profundidades loc verb
  sondear las profundidades loc verb
 The poet plumbed the depths of his soul for what he wanted to write.
 El poeta exploró las profundidades de su alma buscando lo que quería escribir.
plumb the depths,
plumb the depths of [sth] v expr		figurative (be very bad)llegar a lo más profundo de loc verb + prep
 The judge described Johnson as a dangerous criminal capable of plumbing the depths of depravity.
 El juez describió a Johnson como un criminal peligroso capaz de llegar a lo más profundo de la depravación.
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'plumb' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
plumb bob
Spanish:
aplomar - plomada

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