sink

I [sɪŋk]

nome

1) (in kitchen) lavello m., acquaio m., lavandino m.; (in bathroom) lavabo m., lavandino m.

double sink — lavello con due vasche

2) (cesspit) pozzo m. nero; fig. cloaca f.

3) (anche sinkhole) geol. dolina f. a inghiottitoio

II 1. [sɪŋk]

verbo transitivo (pass. sank; p.pass. sunk)

1) affondare [ship]

2) (bore) perforare [oilwell]; scavare [foundations]

3) (embed) conficcare [post] (into in)

to sink one's teeth into — affondare i denti in [sandwich]

4) BE colloq. buttare giù [drink]

5) sport mandare, mettere in buca [billiard ball]; fare [putt]

6) (destroy) [scandal] fare crollare [party]

without capital we're sunk — senza capitale siamo perduti

7) (invest heavily)

to sink money into sth. — investire denaro in qcs

2.

verbo intransitivo (pass. sank; p.pass. sunk)

1) (fail to float) [ship, object, person] affondare

to sink without a trace — fig. [idea, project etc.] cadere nell'oblio

2) (drop to lower level) [sun] calare, tramontare; [cake] abbassarsi; [pressure, water level, production] abbassarsi, calare

the sun sinks in the West — il sole tramonta a occidente

to sink to the floor — crollare a terra

to sink to one's knees — cadere in ginocchio

to sink into a chair — lasciarsi cadere sulla sedia

to sink into a deep sleep — cadere in un sonno profondo

he has sunk in my estimation — la mia stima per lui è crollata

3) (subside) [building, wall] crollare

to sink into — [person] affondare in [mud]; [country] cadere in [anarchy]; [celebrity] cadere in [obscurity]

to sink under the weight of — [shelf] piegarsi sotto il peso di [boxes]; [person, company] crollare sotto il peso di [debt]

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- sink in

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[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb

1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) affondare

2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) calare, scendere; tramontare

3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) penetrare, filtrare

4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) (deprimersi)

5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) investire

2. noun

(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) lavandino, lavello, lavabo

- sunken

- be sunk
- sink in

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I [sɪŋk]

nome

1) (in kitchen) lavello m., acquaio m., lavandino m.; (in bathroom) lavabo m., lavandino m.

double sink — lavello con due vasche

2) (cesspit) pozzo m. nero; fig. cloaca f.

3) (anche sinkhole) geol. dolina f. a inghiottitoio

II 1. [sɪŋk]

verbo transitivo (pass. sank; p.pass. sunk)

1) affondare [ship]

2) (bore) perforare [oilwell]; scavare [foundations]

3) (embed) conficcare [post] (into in)

to sink one's teeth into — affondare i denti in [sandwich]

4) BE colloq. buttare giù [drink]

5) sport mandare, mettere in buca [billiard ball]; fare [putt]

6) (destroy) [scandal] fare crollare [party]

without capital we're sunk — senza capitale siamo perduti

7) (invest heavily)

to sink money into sth. — investire denaro in qcs

2.

verbo intransitivo (pass. sank; p.pass. sunk)

1) (fail to float) [ship, object, person] affondare

to sink without a trace — fig. [idea, project etc.] cadere nell'oblio

2) (drop to lower level) [sun] calare, tramontare; [cake] abbassarsi; [pressure, water level, production] abbassarsi, calare

the sun sinks in the West — il sole tramonta a occidente

to sink to the floor — crollare a terra

to sink to one's knees — cadere in ginocchio

to sink into a chair — lasciarsi cadere sulla sedia

to sink into a deep sleep — cadere in un sonno profondo

he has sunk in my estimation — la mia stima per lui è crollata

3) (subside) [building, wall] crollare

to sink into — [person] affondare in [mud]; [country] cadere in [anarchy]; [celebrity] cadere in [obscurity]

to sink under the weight of — [shelf] piegarsi sotto il peso di [boxes]; [person, company] crollare sotto il peso di [debt]

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- sink in