Caer en picado

[poli]

Does this mean to drop drasticly?

[Perikles]

GDO:

picado2masculino

A (de carne) grinding (inglés norteamericano), mincing (inglés británico); (de cebolla, ajo) chopping

B (España) (descenso pronunciado): el avión cayó en picado the plane nose-dived; el pájaro cayó en picado al agua the bird plunged o dived into the water; las acciones descendieron en picado stocks plummeted o plunged

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Plunge is fine, but "caer en picada" (as we say around here) doesn't necessarily anticipate the "landing"... it is commonly used to say something (a plane, a bird, stocks, prices...) falls vertically and fast (like "free falling", I guess).

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Plunge is fine, but "caer en picada" (as we say around here) doesn't necessarily anticipate the "landing"...

Neither does plunge, necessarily.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Oh, interesting... I had only seen it used as to fall into the water or so. Thank you!