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1 sink
I [sɪŋk]1) (in kitchen) lavello m., acquaio m., lavandino m.; (in bathroom) lavabo m., lavandino m.2) (cesspit) pozzo m. nero; fig. cloaca f.II 1. [sɪŋk]1) affondare [ ship]2) (bore) perforare [ oilwell]; scavare [ foundations]to sink one's teeth into — affondare i denti in [ sandwich]
4) BE colloq. buttare giù [ drink]2.to sink money into sth. — investire denaro in qcs
1) (fail to float) [ship, object, person] affondareto 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, calare3) (subside) [building, wall] crollareto 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]
•- sink in* * *[siŋk] 1. past tense - sank; verb1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) affondare2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) calare, scendere; tramontare3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) penetrare, filtrare4) ((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.) investire2. 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* * *I [sɪŋk]1) (in kitchen) lavello m., acquaio m., lavandino m.; (in bathroom) lavabo m., lavandino m.2) (cesspit) pozzo m. nero; fig. cloaca f.II 1. [sɪŋk]1) affondare [ ship]2) (bore) perforare [ oilwell]; scavare [ foundations]to sink one's teeth into — affondare i denti in [ sandwich]
4) BE colloq. buttare giù [ drink]2.to sink money into sth. — investire denaro in qcs
1) (fail to float) [ship, object, person] affondareto 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, calare3) (subside) [building, wall] crollareto 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]
•- sink in -
2 sleep ****
[sliːp] slept vb: pt, pp1. ndeep or sound sleep — sonno profondo
to drop off or go to sleep — addormentarsi
to go to sleep — (limb) intorpidirsi
to put to sleep — (patient) anestetizzare, (animal), (euph: kill) abbattere
to walk in one's sleep — camminare nel sonno, (as a habit) essere sonnambulo (-a)
to send sb to sleep — (bore) far addormentare qn
2. vtwe can sleep four — abbiamo quattro posti letto, possiamo alloggiare quattro persone
3. vito sleep like a log or top — dormire della grossa or come un ghiro
he was sleeping soundly or deeply — era profondamente addormentato
let's sleep on it fig — la notte porta consiglio, dormiamoci sopra
I slept through the storm/alarm clock — non ho sentito il temporale/la sveglia
to sleep with sb — (euph: have sex) andare a letto con qn
•- sleep in
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