sonce je utonilo (zašlo) pod obzorje

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

2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) spustiti se

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

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

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

- sunken

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(kuhinjski) izlivek, luknja za umazano vodo; odtok, odtočna cev, odtočni kanal; kloaka, greznica; geology kotlina; (zlasti) figuratively mlak(už)a, močvirje

a sink of iniquity — brlog (jama) pregrehe

(po)toniti, potopiti se, utoniti; upasti (o reki), znižati se, zmanjšati se; padati (cene); pasti (ugled); zaiti (sonce); spustiti se na zemljo (mrak); usesti se; ponehati (vihar); vpiti se (barva); pogrezniti se, udirati se, sesesti se; pasti ( into v); slabeti, giniti, onemoči, bližati se koncu; podirati se, rušiti se; podleči, kloniti; veniti, hirati, propadati;

potopiti (ladjo), pogrezniti, uničiti, pokvariti, povesiti (glavo); znižati, spustiti dol (cene); vrtati, dolbsti (vodnjak, luknjo); vrezati (žig itd.); pustiti ob strani, ne posvečati pozornosti (čemu); pozabiti (prepir); neugodno naložiti (kapital), izgubiti (denar); skrivati, prikriti, zamolčati

sink or swim! — ali plavaš (se rešiš, prideš na zeleno vejo), ali pa utoneš!

here goes, sink or swim — zdaj gre za biti ali ne biti

to sink beneath the burden — kloniti, zrušiti se pod bremenom

her cheeks have sunk — lica so ji upadla

to sink all considerations — na nič se ne ozirati, iti prek vsega

the dagger sank in to the hilt — bodalo se je zadrlo do držaja

to sink a die — izrezati žig

to sink one's differences — odložiti ali poravnati svoje spore

the dye sinks — barva se vpija

he sank in my estimation — padel je v mojih očeh (moji cenitvi)

this event sank into my mind (memory) — ta dogodek se mi je globoko vtisnil v spomin

to sink an important fact — zamolčati (izpustiti, ne omeniti) važno dejstvo

to sink into the grave — zgruditi se v grob, umreti

this ground sinks little by little — ta tla se polagoma ugrezajo

she sank her head in her hands — povesila je glavo v roke

to sink one's individuality — ne poudarjati svoje osebnosti

to sink into insignifcance — postati nepomemben

to sink one's own interests — pozabiti na (žrtvovati) svoje lastne interese, biti nesebičen

to sink on one's knees — spustiti se (pasti) na kolena

the light is sinking — svetloba pojema

the old man is sinking rapidly — starček rapidno slabi, hira

to sink money — vložiti svoj denar v nekaj, iz česar ga ni lahko dobiti; izgubiti svoj denar pri takem poslu

to sink one's money in a life annuity — naložiti svoj denar v dosmrtno rento

to sink into oblivion (poverty) — pasti (priti) v pozabo (v revščino)

to sink an oil-well — izvrtati petrolejski vrelec

to sink a post — zabiti drog v zemljo

to sink the prices — znižati cene

to sink a ship — potopiti ladjo

to sink the shop — ne govoriti o strokovnih stvareh; tajiti, skrivati svoj poklic

to sink into a deep sleep — pogrezniti se v globoko spanje

his spirits sank — pogum mu je upadel

the stain has sunk in — madež je globoko prodrl

the storm is sinking — vihar ponehuje

the sun sank below the horizon — sonce je utonilo (zašlo) pod obzorje

to sink one's title — prikriti, zamolčati svoj naslov (naziv)

to sink one's voice — znižati svoj glas