plumb

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• Northern-England: /plʊm/
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From Middle English plumbe, plumme, from Old French *plombe, from Latin plumba, plural of plumbum.

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: отвесен (otvesen) — truly vertical
• Danish: lodret — truly vertical
• Danish: vater — truly vertical
• Dutch: loodrecht — truly vertical
• Dutch: in het lood — truly vertical
• Finnish: kohtisuora — truly vertical
• German: lotrecht — truly vertical
• Swedish: lodrät — truly vertical
• Bulgarian: отвесно (otvesno) — in a vertical direction
• Dutch: loodrecht — in a vertical direction
• Dutch: in het lood — in a vertical direction
• Finnish: kohtisuoraan — in a vertical direction
• Finnish: kohtisuorasti — in a vertical direction
• Finnish: kohtisuorassa — in a vertical direction
• German: senkrecht — in a vertical direction
• German: lotrecht — in a vertical direction
• Bulgarian: право (pravo) — squarely, completely
• Bulgarian: напълно (napǎlno) — squarely, completely
• Chinese Mandarin: 正 (zhèng) — squarely, completely
• Finnish: suoraan — squarely, completely
• Finnish: täysin — squarely, completely
• Finnish: kokonaan — squarely, completely
• Polish: wręcz — squarely, completely
• Bulgarian: отвес (otves) — mass attached to a line to indicate vertical direction
• Finnish: luoti — mass attached to a line to indicate vertical direction
• Finnish: lyijypaino — mass attached to a line to indicate vertical direction
• Romanian: plumb — mass attached to a line to indicate vertical direction
• Spanish: plomada — mass attached to a line to indicate vertical direction
• Bulgarian: лот (lot) — nautical: mass attached to a line to indicate depth
• Finnish: luoti — nautical: mass attached to a line to indicate depth
• Spanish: plomada — nautical: mass attached to a line to indicate depth
• Spanish: sonda — nautical: mass attached to a line to indicate depth
• Bulgarian: определям дълбочината (opredeljam dǎlbočinata) — to determine the depth
• Finnish: luodata — to determine the depth
• Italian: appiombare — to determine the depth
• Turkish: şakullemek — to determine the depth
• Ottoman Turkish: شاقوللامق (şakullamak) — to determine the depth
• Finnish: liittää vesijohtoon — to attach to water supply or drain
• Finnish: liittää viemäriin — to attach to water supply or drain
• Finnish: syväluodata — to explore in depth
• Bulgarian: пускам отвес (puskam otves) — to use plumb bob
• Finnish: luodata — to use plumb bob
• Sicilian: acchiummari — to use plumb bob
• Finnish: rihdata — to accurately align
• Finnish: juottaa lyijyllä — to seal with lead
• Finnish: olla putkimiehenä — to work as plumber
• Finnish: pudota kuin kivi — to fall or sink like a plummet
• Finnish: upota kuin kivi — to fall or sink like a plummet
• Finnish: seurata — to trace a road or track