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plonk 1
(plŏngk, plŭngk)v.n. & adv.
Variant of plunk.
plonk 2
(plŏngk)n. Chiefly British Slang
Cheap or inferior wine.
[Short for earlier plink-plonk, perhaps alteration of French vin blanc, white wine : vin, wine (from Old French; see vinegar) + blanc, white (from Old French; see blank).]
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plonk
(plɒŋk)vb
(often foll by down) to drop or be dropped, esp heavily or suddenly: he plonked the money on the table.
n
the act or sound of plonking
interj
an exclamation imitative of this sound
plonk
(plɒŋk)n
(Brewing) informal Brit and Austral and NZ alcoholic drink, usually wine, esp of inferior quality
[C20: perhaps from French blanc white, as in vin blanc white wine]
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plonk
(plɒŋk)n. Chiefly Brit.
inferior or cheap wine.
[1925–30; perhaps alter. of French (vin)blanc white (wine)]
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plonk
Past participle: plonked
Gerund: plonking
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| Noun | 1. | plonk - a cheap wine of inferior quality Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
| 2. | plonk - the noise of something dropping (as into liquid) noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" | |
| Verb | 1. | plonk - set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" place down, put down, set down - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" |
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Translations
يَضَعُ بِضَجَّةٍ
plácnout
slængesmide
gros bleu
hlunka niîur
drėbtidrėbtis
mestnomestuzmest
küt diye bırakmak
plonk
1 [plɒŋk] (esp Brit)A. N (= sound) → golpe m seco, ruido m seco
it fell with a plonk to the floor → cayó al suelo con un ruido seco
it fell with a plonk to the floor → cayó al suelo con un ruido seco
B. ADV he went plonk into the stream → cayó ¡zas! en el arroyo
it landed plonk on his cheek → le dio de lleno en la mejilla
plonk in the middle → justo en el medio
it landed plonk on his cheek → le dio de lleno en la mejilla
plonk in the middle → justo en el medio
C. VT
1. (Mus) → puntear
D. EXCL → plaf
plonk
2 [plɒŋk] N (Brit) (= wine) → vino m peleónCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
plonk
[ˈplɒŋk]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
plonk
1n (= noise) → Bums m
vt (inf: also plonk down) (= drop, put down) → hinwerfen, hinschmeißen (inf); (= bang down) → hinknallen (inf), → hinhauen (inf); to plonk oneself (down) → sich hinwerfen, sich hinpflanzen (inf); he plonked himself down in a chair → er warf sich in einen Sessel, er ließ sich in einen Sessel fallen; just plonk yourself down somewhere → hau dich einfach irgendwo hin (inf)
plonk
2Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
plonk
1 [plɒŋk] n (Brit) (fam) (wine) → vino ordinarioplonk
2 [plɒŋk]1. n (sound) → tonfo
2. adv plonk in the middle → nel bel mezzo
3. vt (fam) (also plonk down) → appoggiare pesantemente
to plonk o.s. down → lasciarsi cadere (di peso)
he plonked himself down on the sofa → è crollato sul sofà
to plonk o.s. down → lasciarsi cadere (di peso)
he plonked himself down on the sofa → è crollato sul sofà
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
plonk
(ploŋk) verb to place or put noisily and rather clumsily. He plonked his books on the table; She plonked herself down in front of the fire.
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