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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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