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sink [sɪŋk]a. [ship, person, object] coulerb. ( = subside) s'affaisser ; [level, river] baisser• he is sinking fast ( = dying) il décline rapidementc. ( = fall) to sink into a deep sleep sombrer dans un profond sommeild. [prices, value] chutera. [+ ship, business, project] couler ; [+ object] immerger ; [+ theory] démolir ; [+ person] (inf) coulerb. [+ mine, well, foundations] creuser• he can sink a glass of beer in five seconds (inf) (British) il peut descendre (inf) une bière en cinq secondes3. noun4. compoundsa. [person] s'enfoncer ; [water] pénétrer• as it hadn't really sunk in yet he... comme il ne réalisait pas encore, il...* * *[sɪŋk] 1.1) ( basin) ( in kitchen) évier m; ( in bathroom) lavabo m2) ( cesspit) lit fosse f d'aisance; fig cloaque m3) (also sinkhole) doline f2.2) ( bore) forer [oil well]; creuser [foundations]3) ( embed) enfoncer [post, pillar]to sink one's teeth into — mordre à pleines dents dans [sandwich]
4) (colloq) GB ( drink) descendre (colloq) [drink]5) Sport mettre [quelque chose] dans le trou [billiard ball]; rentrer [putt]6) ( destroy) [scandal] faire couler [party]7) ( invest)3.1) ( fail to float) coulerto sink without a trace — fig tomber dans les oubliettes
2) ( drop to lower level) [sun, water level, pressure] baisser; [cake] redescendre4) ( subside) [building, wall] s'effondrerto sink into — s'enfoncer dans [mud]; sombrer dans [anarchy, obscurity]
to sink under the weight of — [shelf] plier sous le poids de [boxes etc]; [person, company] crouler sous le poids de [debt]
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A n3 ( embed) enfoncer [post, pillar] (into dans) ; to sink one's teeth into mordre à pleines dents dans [sandwich etc] ; the dog sank its teeth into my arm le chien a planté ses crocs dans mon bras ; to sink a knife into enfoncer un couteau dans [cake] ;6 ( destroy) [scandal] faire couler [party] ; without capital/a leader we're sunk sans capital/chef nous sommes perdus ;7 Fin amortir [debt] ;1 ( fail to float) [ship, object, person] couler ; to sink without a trace fig [idea, project etc] tomber dans les oubliettes ;2 ( drop to lower level) [sun] baisser ; [cake] se dégonfler ; [pressure, temperature, water level] baisser ; the sun sinks in the West le soleil disparaît à l'ouest ; to sink to the floor s'effondrer ; to sink to one's knees tomber à genoux ; to sink into a chair s'affaler dans un fauteuil ; to sink into a deep sleep/coma sombrer dans un profond sommeil/dans le coma ;3 fig ( fall) [profits, production] baisser ; he has sunk in my estimation il a baissé dans mon estime ; my heart ou spirits sank j'ai eu un serrement de cœur ; I wouldn't sink so low as to beg from him je ne m'abaisserais pas à lui demander de l'argent ;4 ( subside) [building, wall] s'effondrer ; to sink into [person, feet] s'enfoncer dans [mud] ; [country, person] sombrer dans [anarchy, apathy] ; [celebrity] sombrer dans [obscurity] ; to sink under the weight of [shelf] plier sous le poids de [boxes etc] ; [person, company] crouler sous le poids de [debt].to sink one's differences oublier ses différences.■ sink in1 [lotion, water] pénétrer ; let the lotion sink in laisse la crème pénétrer ;2 fig [news, announcement] faire son chemin ; it took several minutes for the good news/truth to sink in il m'a fallu plusieurs minutes pour réaliser la bonne nouvelle/accepter la vérité ; the result hasn't sunk in yet je n'ai encore pas réalisé les conséquences du résultat.
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