eles despencaram

plummeted, plunged, dropped sharply

→ despencar
verb · past tense / pluperfect tense, 3rd-person plural Rare #42,349
plummeted, plunged, dropped sharply Used for a sudden, steep fall in prices, scores, or other levels.
PO: Os preços despencaram ontem.
EN: Prices plummeted yesterday.
Conjugation of despencar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third — despencaram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — despencaram

As ações da Bolsa despencaram de preço.

Stock prices plummeted on the stock exchange.

Os preços do petróleo despencaram.

Oil prices have plummeted.

Os preços das ações despencaram.

Stock prices plummeted.

As notas de Tom logo despencaram.

Tom's grades soon plummeted.