(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
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 usthe ship was sunk in combat with the U.S.S Kearsargeif you are not strong mentally, the job can sink youthe 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 sunkestar perdido
now we're sunk!without him we'd be well and truly sunkto sink sb's hopes/dreams
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 groundfijar un poste dos metros bajo tierra;she sunk her face into her handshundió la cara en las manos;his eyes were sunk deep into their socketstenía 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 thoughtestar absorto en mis etc pensamientos;estar ensimismado;to be sunk in depressionestar sumido en la depresión
4(forget)[+feelings]ahogar
she would sink her own needs in the needs of othersto sink one's identity in that of a grouphe sank his worries in a bottle of whisky
let's sink our differenceshagamos las paces;olvidemos nuestras diferencias
feuding economists have also temporarily sunk their differencesMr Havel called on Czechs and Slovaks to sink their differencesthis 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 cheesehundí or clavé el cuchillo en el queso;he sank his teeth into my armme hincó los dientes en el brazo
He sank his teeth into a juicy steak
6(invest)
to sink money in or into sthinvertir 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 secondshe sank three pints in quick succession
8(Dep)[+ball, putt]embocar
he sank two crucial putts in the last three holes
intransitive verb
1[+ship, object]hundirse
the body sank to the bottom of the lakeel cadáver se hundió en el fondo del lago;the yeast sinks to the bottom in beerla levadura se deposita en el fondo de la cerveza
the car sank slowly into the mudThe torpedo hit one of the aircraft carriers, which blew up and sank at once
to sink out of sightdesaparecer;to sink without tracedesaparecer sin dejar rastro
"Whatever happened to the Sinclair C5?" "It seems to have sunk without trace."sadly, the film sank without tracehe had a number one hit 5 years ago but seems to have sunk without trace
to leave sb to sink or swimabandonar a algn a su suerte
we're all in the same boat and we sink or swim togethertodos 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 sankThe sun had just sunk below the horizonIt's possible that the building may be sinking a little
3(slump)[+person]
to sink into a chairarrellanarse en una silla;dejarse caer en una silla;to sink to one's kneescaer de rodillas;I sank into a deep sleepcaí en un sueño profundo;she would sometimes sink into depressiona veces se sumía en la depresión;he sank deeper into debtse hundió más y más en las deudas;to sink into povertyhundirse or caer en la miseria
the economy is sinking back into recessionBulgaria's economy has sunk into chaosthat night he sank into a deep comashe sank to her knees in exhaustion
my heart sankse me cayó el alma a los pies;her spirits sank lower and lowertenía la moral cada vez más baja
4(deteriorate)[+sick person]
he's sinking fastestá 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 dollarslas acciones han bajado a tres dólares;he has sunk in my estimationha bajado en mi estima;his voice sank to a whispersu voz se redujo a un susurro
Wages have sunk so low in relation to the cost of livingThe pound has sunk to its lowest level against the dollarthe 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
