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sink

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el fregadero

∗ noun

sink
[sɪŋk]
sustantivo
1. fregadero (m) (in kitchen); lavabo (m) (in bathroom)lavamanos m inv (Am)
verbo transitivo
1. hundir (ship)
  • to be sunk in thought -> estar abstraído(a)
  • to be sunk (familiar sentido figurado) -> estar perdido(a) (in trouble)
2. cavar (well); excavar (shaft)
  • to sink one's teeth into something -> hundir or hincar los dientes en algo
  • to sink money into a project -> invertir mucho dinero en un proyecto
  • to sink a pint (familiar) (drink) -> pimplarse or (británicoEsp) tomarse una pinta (de cerveza) (Am)
verbo intransitivo
3. hundirse (in water, mud)
  • her heart sank -> se le cayó el alma a los pies
  • his spirits sank -> se desanimó
  • to sink into somebody's memory -> quedar grabado(a) en la memoria de alguien
  • to sink into oblivion -> sumirse en el olvido
  • to sink into a deep sleep -> sumirse en un sueño profundo
  • to sink into an armchair -> hundirse en un sillón
  • to sink to the ground -> ir cayendo al suelo
  • he has sunk in my estimation -> ha perdido gran parte de mi estima
  • how could you sink so low? -> ¿cómo pudiste caer tan bajo?

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sink [sink]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1. (pret. SANK o SUNK, (n)
participio pasivo
2. SUNK o SUNKEN).
3. Hundirse, sumirse, irse abajo.
4. Hundirse, sumergirse, irse a pique una nave (submerge).
5. Hundirse, bajarse, sentarse o apretarse una obra, un monte, etc. 4.
verbo
6. g. (Antiguo)
7. Bajarse, descender, desaparecer (disappear).
8. Bajar, disminuir, menguar; debilitarse, sucumbir, perecer (weaken, die).
9. Dejarse caer, ceder a su propio peso.
10. Abatirse, acoquinarse, amilanarse (depress).
11. Arruinarse, decaer, declinar, empeorar, ir a menos. (Antiguo)
12. Hundir, sumergir, echar al fondo.
  • To sink a ship -> (Mar.) echar a pique un buque
13. Cavar, penetrar.
14. Deprimir, abatir, humillar (humiliate).
  • To sink into powerty -> caer en la miseria
15. Destruir, exterminar, extinguir (extinguish).
16. Disminuir, bajar, rebajar.
17. Abatir, derribar, hacer caer.
18. Disipar (wealths, rights).
19. Suprimir, ocultar, hacer desaparecer.
20. Decorar por medio de líneas o calados; inscribir o hacer una incisión en algo,
participio & sustantivo
21. ej. (ejemplo & Figurado) (n)
  • To sink away -> pasar la vida indolentemente o sin utilidad alguna
  • To sink down -> caer por grados; penetrar profundamente
  • To sink under -> atribularse en o con, anonadarse
  • Sinking-fund -> fondo de amortización
  • Sinking spirit -> abatimiento de ánimo
  • The water sinks -> el agua baja, disminuye
  • He was left to sunk or swim -> le abandonaron a su suerte (Fig.)
  • The stone sank into his forehead, la piedra penetró en su frente. Now we’re sunk -> ¡estamos perdidos
  • To sink on one’s knees -> caer de rodillas
Pasar o penetrar una cosa por medio o hasta el interior de otra; dejarse penetrar, calar; imprimirse o fijarse una cosa, en la memoria.va. en un cuño. The moon was sinking, la luna iba desapareciendo.
sustantivo
1. Alcantarilla, albañal.
2. Sentina, cualquier lugar lleno de inmundicia.

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sink [sɪŋk] sank (past)sunk (participle:past)
verb:transitive
1 (submerge) [+ship] hundir; (destroy) [+person] hundir; [+project] acabar con; dar al traste con; [+theory] destruir; acabar con
if we did not surrender they threatened to sink us the ship was sunk in combat with the U.S.S Kearsarge if you are not strong mentally, the job can sink you the fact that Gorbachev kept going after him, kept trying to get him, kept trying to sink him, led to a relationship where it was actually it's either me or you
to be sunk estar perdido
now we're sunk! without him we'd be well and truly sunk to sink sb's hopes/dreams
2 (open up) [+mineshaft] abrir; excavar; [+hole] hacer; excavar; [+well] perforar; abrir
To boost meat production, the government sank wells and built watering places.
3 (bury, lay) [+pipe] enterrar; [+foundations] echar
to sink a post two metres into the ground fijar un poste dos metros bajo tierra; she sunk her face into her hands hundió la cara en las manos; his eyes were sunk deep into their sockets tenía los ojos hundidos
The houses have to be built on poles which are sunk down into the bed of the lake. There was an old tin bath which they had sunk into the ground to make a little pond
to be sunk in thought estar absorto en mis etc pensamientos; estar ensimismado; to be sunk in depression estar sumido en la depresión
4 (forget) [+feelings] ahogar
she would sink her own needs in the needs of others to sink one's identity in that of a group he sank his worries in a bottle of whisky
let's sink our differences hagamos las paces; olvidemos nuestras diferencias
feuding economists have also temporarily sunk their differences Mr Havel called on Czechs and Slovaks to sink their differences this leaves the rival rebel leaders,Charles Taylor and Prince Johnson, still in the contest, but with no sign of their sinking their differences
5 (dig in) [+knife] hundir; clavar; [+teeth] hincar
I sank my knife into the cheese hundí or clavé el cuchillo en el queso; he sank his teeth into my arm me hincó los dientes en el brazo
He sank his teeth into a juicy steak
6 (invest)
to sink money in or into sth invertir dinero en algo
He sank his life savings into a business venture
7 (Britain) [+drink] tragarse (informal)
he can sink a glass of beer in 12 seconds he sank three pints in quick succession
8 (Dep) [+ball, putt] embocar
he sank two crucial putts in the last three holes
verb:intransitive
1 [+ship, object] hundirse
the body sank to the bottom of the lake el cadáver se hundió en el fondo del lago; the yeast sinks to the bottom in beer la levadura se deposita en el fondo de la cerveza
the car sank slowly into the mud The torpedo hit one of the aircraft carriers, which blew up and sank at once
to sink out of sight desaparecer; to sink without trace desaparecer sin dejar rastro
"Whatever happened to the Sinclair C5?" "It seems to have sunk without trace." sadly, the film sank without trace he had a number one hit 5 years ago but seems to have sunk without trace
to leave sb to sink or swim abandonar a algn a su suerte
we're all in the same boat and we sink or swim together todos estamos en la misma situación, y una de dos: o nos hundimos o salimos a flote juntos
it's a case of sink or swim
2 (subside) [+building, land] hundirse; [+flood waters] bajar de nivel; [+sun] ponerse
slowly the flood waters sank The sun had just sunk below the horizon It's possible that the building may be sinking a little
3 (slump) [+person]
to sink into a chair arrellanarse en una silla; dejarse caer en una silla; to sink to one's knees caer de rodillas; I sank into a deep sleep caí en un sueño profundo; she would sometimes sink into depression a veces se sumía en la depresión; he sank deeper into debt se hundió más y más en las deudas; to sink into poverty hundirse or caer en la miseria
the economy is sinking back into recession Bulgaria's economy has sunk into chaos that night he sank into a deep coma she sank to her knees in exhaustion
my heart sank se me cayó el alma a los pies; her spirits sank lower and lower tenía la moral cada vez más baja
4 (deteriorate) [+sick person]
he's sinking fast está cada vez peor
The patient was sinking fast and was not expected to live much longer.
5 (fall) (in amount, value)
the shares have sunk to three dollars las acciones han bajado a tres dólares; he has sunk in my estimation ha bajado en mi estima; his voice sank to a whisper su voz se redujo a un susurro
Wages have sunk so low in relation to the cost of living The pound has sunk to its lowest level against the dollar the noise of the club sank to a dull thud as he moved further away
sink [sɪŋk]
noun
(in kitchen) fregadero (m); pila (f); (in bathroom) lavabo (m);
adjective
[+estate] degradado; deprimido; [+school] con un nivel muy bajo
The poor, the unemployed and people living on sink estates are more likely to be criminal, depressed, suicidal and addicted to drugs than those in more comfortable circumstances ...the sink estates that now blight most urban conurbations ...sink schools for the pupils nobody else wanted ...an inner city sink school with a class of 32, half of whom speak no English
modifier
sink tidy (n) recipiente para lavavajillas, jabón y estropajos
sink unit (n) fregadero (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "sink" (go to el fregadero)

Imperative
  • sink
  • you sink
  • he/she sinks
  • we sink
  • you sink
  • they sink
Preterite
  • I sank
  • you sank
  • he/she sank
  • we sank
  • you sank
  • they sank
Present Continuous
  • I am sinking
  • you are sinking
  • he/she is sinking
  • we are sinking
  • you are sinking
  • they are sinking
Present Perfect
  • I have sank
  • you have sank
  • he/she has sank
  • we have sank
  • you have sank
  • they have sank
Past Continuous
  • I was sinking
  • you were sinking
  • he/she was sinking
  • we were sinking
  • you were sinking
  • they were sinking
Past Perfect
  • I had sank
  • you had sank
  • he/she had sank
  • we had sank
  • you had sank
  • they had sank
Future
  • I will sink
  • you will sink
  • he/she will sink
  • we will sink
  • you will sink
  • they will sink
Future Perfect
  • I will have sank
  • you will have sank
  • he/she will have sank
  • we will have sank
  • you will have sank
  • they will have sank
Future Continuous
  • I will be sinking
  • you will be sinking
  • he/she will be sinking
  • we will be sinking
  • you will be sinking
  • they will be sinking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been sinking
  • you have been sinking
  • he/she has been sinking
  • we have been sinking
  • you have been sinking
  • they have been sinking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been sinking
  • you will have been sinking
  • he/she will have been sinking
  • we will have been sinking
  • you will have been sinking
  • they will have been sinking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been sinking
  • you had been sinking
  • he/she had been sinking
  • we had been sinking
  • you had been sinking
  • they had been sinking
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