sink

sink
s.
1 fregadero (in kitchen)
2 lavabo (in bathroom), lavamanos (Am.)
3 drenaje, cloaca, sumidero.
4 lavandero, lavadero, pila del lavandero.
5 depresión, sitio hundido.
vt.
1 hundir (ship)
2 cavar (well), excavar (shaft)
3 bajarse, descender, desaparecer (disappear).
4 bajar, disminuir, menguar; debilitarse, sucumbir, perecer (weaken, die).
5 dejarse caer, ceder a su propio peso.
6 abatirse, acoquinarse, amilanarse (depress).
7 arruinarse, decaer, declinar, empeorar, ir a menos. (antiguo)
8 penetrar.
9 deprimir, abatir, humillar (humiliate).
10 destruir, exterminar, extinguir (extinguish).
11 disminuir, bajar, rebajar.
12 abatir, derribar, hacer caer.
13 disipar (wealths, rights).
14 suprimir, ocultar, hacer desaparecer.
15 decorar por medio de líneas o calados; inscribir o hacer una incisión en algo,.
16 ej. (figurado)
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
17 hundirse, irse a fondo, naufragar, irse a pique.
18 hundirse suavemente.
vi.
hundirse (in water, mud)
(pt sank o sunk; pp sunk)

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