sink
BrE /sɪŋk/ AmE /sɪŋk/
noun / verb en → es
past sank pp sunk ing sinking
a large basin fixed to the wall or floor of a kitchen, bathroom, etc., used for washing things in water
fregadero, pila
Collocations kitchen sink · bathroom sink
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She washed the dishes in the kitchen sink.
Lavó los platos en el fregadero de la cocina.
to go down below the surface of water or another liquid
hundirse, sumergirse
Collocations sink to the bottom · the ship sank
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The boat began to sink after hitting a rock.
El bote comenzó a hundirse después de chocar contra una roca.
to go down or become lower in amount, level, etc.
bajar, disminuir
Collocations prices sank to a new low · morale sank
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The temperature sank below freezing last night.
La temperatura bajó por debajo del punto de congelación anoche.
to settle into a lower position, or to cause something to do this
hundirse, hundir
- sink into sth
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The sofa sank under his weight.
El sofá se hundió bajo su peso.
to cause something to go down below the surface of water or another liquid
hundir, sumergir
Collocations sink a ship · sink a ball
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They sank the enemy's ships.
Hundieron los barcos enemigos.
to cause something to go down or become lower in amount, level, etc.
hacer bajar, disminuir
Collocations sink prices · sink morale
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The new policy sank the company's profits.
La nueva política hizo que las ganancias de la empresa disminuyeran.
to cause something to settle into a lower position
hundir, hundirse en
Collocations sink your teeth into sth
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He sank his teeth into the steak.
Metió los dientes en el bistec.
to cause something to go down below the surface of water or another liquid, often by weight
hundir, hundirse en
Collocations sink a stone
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He sank the anchor into the mud.
Hundió el ancla en la lodo.