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scendere in picchiata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • nosedive noun A steep, headfirst drop, whether physical or figurative, such as a sharp fall in price.

Senses

scendere in picchiata is used for these senses in English:

  • nosedive (intransitive, of aircraft) To dive down in a steep angle.

nosedive — full definition

  1. noun A steep, headfirst drop, whether physical or figurative, such as a sharp fall in price.
  2. verb To drop suddenly and sharply, like an aircraft plunging nose-first.

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