Untertauchen — meaning in English

English meaning

• duck noun A web-footed water bird, often kept domestically or hunted.
• immersion noun The act of putting something, or oneself, completely into a liquid.
• plunge verb To jump or dive suddenly into water or another substance.
• submerge verb To go completely under the surface of water or another liquid.

Senses

Untertauchen is used for these senses in English:

• duck (intransitive) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
• immersion (astronomy) The disappearance of a celestial body, by passing either behind another, as in the occultation of a star, or into its shadow, as in the eclipse of a satellite.
• plunge (transitive) To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
• submerge (transitive) To put into a liquid; to immerse; to plunge into and keep in.

duck — full definition

1. noun A web-footed water bird, often kept domestically or hunted.
2. verb To lower the head or body quickly to avoid being hit.
3. verb To avoid or evade a task, question, or responsibility.
4. noun (British, informal) A term of endearment for a friend or stranger.

immersion — full definition

1. noun The act of putting something, or oneself, completely into a liquid.
2. noun Deep involvement in an activity, subject, or experience.

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