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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]
•Phrasal Verbs:- sink in
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