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n.• fregadero s.m.noun fregadero m or (Andes) lavaplatos m or (RPl) pileta fhe took everything but the kitchen sink — (hum) se fue con la casa a cuestas
* * *noun fregadero m or (Andes) lavaplatos m or (RPl) pileta fhe took everything but the kitchen sink — (hum) se fue con la casa a cuestas
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3 to take everything but the kitchen sink
ir con la casa a cuestasEnglish-spanish dictionary > to take everything but the kitchen sink
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4 they took everything but the kitchen sink
* hum se llevaron la casa a cuestas *English-spanish dictionary > they took everything but the kitchen sink
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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.) hundir(se), irse a pique2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) ponerse, bajar, descender3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) penetrar, clavar, hundir, hincar4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) hundirse, venirse abajo, desanimarse5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) invertir
2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) fregadero, pila, lavabo, lavamanos- sunken- be sunk
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sink1 n fregadero / pilasink2 vb hundirtr[sɪŋk]1 (ship) hundir, echar a pique2 figurative use (hopes, plans) acabar con3 (hole, shaft, tunnel) cavar, excavar; (well) abrir; (post, pipe, cable) enterrar; (knife) clavar, hundir; (teeth) hincar ( into, en)4 (forget) olvidar, dejar a un lado7 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (snooker, golf) meter1 (ship) hundirse, irse al pique; (stone, wood, etc) hundirse2 (land, building) hundirse3 (sun, moon) ponerse4 (figures, prices, value) bajar; (water, level) descender, bajar5 figurative use (hopes etc) venirse abajo6 (person) dejarse caer■ how could you sink so low? ¿cómo has podido caer tan bajo?8 (deteriorate) empeorar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto leave somebody to sink or swim abandonar a alguien a su suerteto be sunk (finished) estar perdido,-ato be sunk in thought estar sumido,-a en sus pensamientosto sink one's differences hacer las paces1) : hundirse (dícese de un barco)2) drop, fall: descender, caerto sink into a chair: dejarse caer en una sillaher heart sank: se le cayó el alma a los pies3) decrease: bajarsink vt1) : hundir (un barco, etc.)2) excavate: excavar (un pozo para minar), perforar (un pozo de agua)3) plunge, stick: clavar, hincar4) invest: invertir (fondos)sink n1)kitchen sink : fregadero m, lavaplatos m Chile, Col, Mex2)bathroom sink : lavabo m, lavamanos mn.• derramadero s.m.• fregadero s.m.• fregador s.m.• pila s.f.• pileta s.f.• sumidero s.m.• vaciadero s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: sank, sunk) = abismar v.• anegarse v.• cavar v.• hincar v.• hundir v.• hundirse v.• naufragar v.• olvidar v.• perforar v.• sumergir v.• sumir v.• zozobrar v.
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1. sɪŋk1)a) \<\<ship/stone\>\> hundirseto leave somebody to sink or swim — abandonar a alguien a su suerte
b) ( subside)to sink (INTO something) — \<\<building/foundations\>\> hundirse (en algo)
2) (fall, drop) \<\<water/level\>\> descender*, bajar; \<\<price/value\>\> caer* a pique; \<\<attendance/output\>\> decaer*, bajar3)a) ( decline) declinarb) ( degenerate) degradarsec) ( be discouraged)my heart sank — se me cayó el alma a los pies
that sinking feeling — (BrE) esa desazón, ese desaliento
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vt1)a) \<\<ship\>\> hundir; \<\<object/body\>\> hundir, sumergir*b) ( ruin) \<\<plan/business\>\> hundir, acabar con; \<\<person\>\> hundir, acabar con2) (bury, hide) \<\<pipe/cable\>\> enterrar*, esconder3)a) ( drive in)to sink something IN/INTO something: the dog sank its teeth into my thigh — el perro me clavó or me hincó los dientes en el muslo
b) ( excavate) \<\<shaft\>\> abrir*, excavar; \<\<well\>\> perforar, abrir*4) ( invest)to sink something IN/INTO something — invertir* algo en algo
5) ( Sport) \<\<ball/putt\>\> meter ( en el hoyo)6) ( forget) olvidar, dejar a un ladoto sink one's differences — olvidar or dejar a un lado sus (or nuestras etc) diferencias
•Phrasal Verbs:- sink in
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a) ( in kitchen) fregadero m, lavaplatos m (Andes), pileta f (RPl)b) ( washbasin) (AmE) lavabo m, lavamanos m, lavatorio m (CS), pileta f (RPl)
I [sɪŋk] (pt sank) (pp sunk)1. VT1) (=submerge) [+ ship] hundir; (fig) (=destroy) [+ person] hundir; [+ project] acabar con, dar al traste con; [+ theory] destruir, acabar con2) (=open up) [+ mineshaft] abrir, excavar; [+ hole] hacer, excavar; [+ well] perforar, abrir3) (=bury, lay)a) [+ pipe] enterrar; [+ foundations] echarb) (fig)to be sunk in thought — estar absorto en mis etc pensamientos, estar ensimismado
4) (=forget) [+ feelings] ahogar5) (=dig in) [+ knife] hundir, clavar; [+ teeth] hincarI sank my knife into the cheese — hundí or clavé el cuchillo en el queso
6) (=invest)to sink money in or into sth — invertir dinero en algo
7) (Brit) * [+ drink] tragarse *8) (Sport) [+ ball, putt] embocar2. VI1) [ship, object] hundirseto sink without trace — (fig) desaparecer sin dejar rastro
- leave sb to sink or swimwe're all in the same boat and we sink or swim together — todos estamos en la misma situación, y una de dos: o nos hundimos o salimos a flote juntos
2) (=subside) [building, land] hundirse; [flood waters] bajar de nivel; [sun] ponerse3) (=slump) [person]to sink into a chair — arrellanarse en una silla, dejarse caer en una silla
to sink into poverty — hundirse or caer en la miseria
4) (=deteriorate) [sick person]5) (=fall) (in amount, value)3.CPDsink estate N — urbanización en una zona deprimida y con graves problemas sociales y de orden público
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II [sɪŋk]1.2.ADJ [estate] degradado, deprimido; [school] con un nivel muy bajo3.CPDsink tidy N — recipiente para lavavajillas, jabón y estropajos
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1. [sɪŋk]1)a) \<\<ship/stone\>\> hundirseto leave somebody to sink or swim — abandonar a alguien a su suerte
b) ( subside)to sink (INTO something) — \<\<building/foundations\>\> hundirse (en algo)
2) (fall, drop) \<\<water/level\>\> descender*, bajar; \<\<price/value\>\> caer* a pique; \<\<attendance/output\>\> decaer*, bajar3)a) ( decline) declinarb) ( degenerate) degradarsec) ( be discouraged)my heart sank — se me cayó el alma a los pies
that sinking feeling — (BrE) esa desazón, ese desaliento
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vt1)a) \<\<ship\>\> hundir; \<\<object/body\>\> hundir, sumergir*b) ( ruin) \<\<plan/business\>\> hundir, acabar con; \<\<person\>\> hundir, acabar con2) (bury, hide) \<\<pipe/cable\>\> enterrar*, esconder3)a) ( drive in)to sink something IN/INTO something: the dog sank its teeth into my thigh — el perro me clavó or me hincó los dientes en el muslo
b) ( excavate) \<\<shaft\>\> abrir*, excavar; \<\<well\>\> perforar, abrir*4) ( invest)to sink something IN/INTO something — invertir* algo en algo
5) ( Sport) \<\<ball/putt\>\> meter ( en el hoyo)6) ( forget) olvidar, dejar a un ladoto sink one's differences — olvidar or dejar a un lado sus (or nuestras etc) diferencias
•Phrasal Verbs:- sink in
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a) ( in kitchen) fregadero m, lavaplatos m (Andes), pileta f (RPl)b) ( washbasin) (AmE) lavabo m, lavamanos m, lavatorio m (CS), pileta f (RPl) -
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'ki in(a room where food is cooked: A smell of burning was coming from the kitchen; (also adjective) a kitchen table.) cocinakitchen n cocinatr['kɪʧɪn]1 cocina\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take everything but the kitchen sink ir con la casa a cuestaskitchen garden huertokitchen unit módulo de cocinakitchen ['kɪʧən] n: cocina fn.• cocina s.f.'kɪtʃən, 'kɪtʃɪnnoun cocina f; (before n)['kɪtʃɪn]kitchen unit — módulo m de cocina
1.N cocina f2.CPD [cupboard, knife, equipment] de cocina; [window] de la cocinakitchen cabinet N — armario m de cocina; (Pol) grupo m de asesores personales
See:see cultural note CABINET in cabinetkitchen foil N — papel m de aluminio
kitchen garden N — huerto m
kitchen maid N — ayudanta f de cocina
kitchen paper N — toallitas fpl de papel
kitchen range N — cocina f económica
kitchen roll N — = kitchen paper
kitchen salt N — sal f de cocina
kitchen sink N — fregadero m, pila f
kitchen sink drama N — obra f ultrarrealista
kitchen unit N — módulo m de cocina
* * *['kɪtʃən, 'kɪtʃɪn]noun cocina f; (before n)kitchen unit — módulo m de cocina
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s.1 fregadero (in kitchen)2 lavabo (in bathroom), lavamanos (Am.)3 drenaje, cloaca, sumidero.4 lavandero, lavadero, pila del lavandero.5 depresión, sitio hundido.vt.1 hundir (ship)2 cavar (well), excavar (shaft)3 bajarse, descender, desaparecer (disappear).4 bajar, disminuir, menguar; debilitarse, sucumbir, perecer (weaken, die).5 dejarse caer, ceder a su propio peso.6 abatirse, acoquinarse, amilanarse (depress).7 arruinarse, decaer, declinar, empeorar, ir a menos. (antiguo)8 penetrar.9 deprimir, abatir, humillar (humiliate).10 destruir, exterminar, extinguir (extinguish).11 disminuir, bajar, rebajar.12 abatir, derribar, hacer caer.13 disipar (wealths, rights).14 suprimir, ocultar, hacer desaparecer.15 decorar por medio de líneas o calados; inscribir o hacer una incisión en algo,.16 ej. (figurado)To sink down caer por grados; penetrar profundamenteTo sink under atribularse en o con, anonadarseThe water sinks el agua baja, disminuyeHe was left to sunk or swim le abandonaron a su suerte (Fig.)The stone sank into his forehead, la piedra penetró en su frente. Now we’re sunk ¡estamos perdidosTo sink on one’s knees caer de rodillas17 hundirse, irse a fondo, naufragar, irse a pique.18 hundirse suavemente.vi.hundirse (in water, mud)(pt sank o sunk; pp sunk) -
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fregadero sustantivo masculino ( de la cocina) kitchen sink; ( para lavar ropa) (Méx) sink
fregadero sustantivo masculino (kitchen) sink ' fregadero' also found in these entries: Spanish: atorarse - destaponar - atascar - desatascar - lavaplatos - pila - pileta English: drain - foam - sink - pour -
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1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivel2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nivel3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) nivel4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) llano, llanura
2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) llano, plano2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) a nivel, nivelado3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) estable
3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nivelar, aplanar2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) igualar3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) apuntar4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) arrasar, rasar•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
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level1 adj1. llano / plano / nivelado2. empatado / iguallevel2 n nivellevel3 vb nivelartr['levəl]1 (horizontal) llano,-a, plano,-a2 (even) a nivel, nivelado,-a; (spoonful etc) raso,-a3 (equal) igual, igualado,-a1 nivel nombre masculino2 (flat ground) llano, llanura1 (make level, survey) nivelar2 (raze) arrasar, rasar3 (aim) apuntar1 a ras ( with, de)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon the level familiar de fiar, honrado,-ato be on a level with estar al mismo nivel queto do one's level best hacer todo lo posibleto draw level igualar ( with, con)to find one's (own) level estar con los suyosto keep a level head no perder la cabezato level accusations against somebody dirigir acusaciones a alguiento level with somebody familiar hablar claro con alguienlevel crossing paso a nivel1) flatten: nivelar, aplanar2) aim: apuntar (una pistola), dirigir (una acusación)3) raze: rasar, arrasarlevel adj1) even: llano, plano, parejo2) calm: tranquiloto keep a level head: no perder la cabezalevel n: nivel madj.• igual adj.• llano, -a adj.• nivel adj.• nivelado, -a adj.• plano, -a adj.• raso, -a adj.• uniforme adj.adv.• a nivel adv.n.• llano s.m.• nivel s.m.• plan s.m.• ras s.m.• talla s.f.v.• allanar v.• aplanar v.• arrasar v.• asentar v.• igualar v.• nivelar v.• raer v.'levəl
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1) ( height) nivel mat eye/shoulder level — a la altura de los ojos/hombros
on the level — ( honest) (colloq)
is it all on the level ? — ¿es un asunto limpio?
he's on the level — es un tipo derecho (fam) or (Esp arg) legal or (RPl fam) bien
2) ( rank) nivel ma top-level meeting — una reunión de or a alto nivel
to be on a level with somebody/something — estar* a la par de or a la altura de alguien/algo
this latest scandal is on a level with... — este último escándalo es equiparable a or comparable con...
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1) <ground/surface> plano, llanoto do o try one's level best — hacer* todo lo posible
2)a) ( at same height)to be level (WITH something) — estar* al nivel or a ras (de algo)
b) (abreast, equal)the two teams were level at half-time — al medio tiempo los dos equipos iban or estaban empatados
to draw level with somebody — ( in a race) alcanzar* a alguien
3) (unemotional, calm) <voice/tone> desapasionadoto keep a level head — no perder* la cabeza
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1)a) ( make flat) \<\<ground/surface\>\> nivelar, aplanarb) (raze, flatten) \<\<building/town\>\> arrasar2) ( make equal) igualar3) ( direct)to level something AT somebody/something — \<\<weapon\>\> apuntarle a alguien/a algo con algo
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vi ( be honest) (colloq)to level WITH somebody — ser* franco or sincero con alguien
Phrasal Verbs:['levl]1. ADJ1) (lit) (=not sloping) nivelado; (=not uneven) plano, llanoplace on a level surface — (=not sloping) colocar en una superficie nivelada; (=not uneven) colocar en una superficie plana or llana
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a level spoonful — (Culin) una cucharada rasa- compete on a level playing field- do one's level best to do sth2) (=at same height, position)to be level (with sb) — (in race) estar or ir igualado (con algn); (in league, competition) estar or ir empatado (con algn)
the teams were level at the end of extra time — los equipos estaban or iban empatados al terminar la prórroga
to be level (with sth) — (=at same height) estar a la misma altura (que algo)
she knelt down so that their eyes were level — se agachó para que sus ojos estuvieran a la misma altura
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to draw level with sth/sb — (esp Brit) (gen, also in race) alcanzar algo/a algn; (in league, competition) empatar con algo/algn3) (=steady) [voice, tone] sereno; [gaze] penetranteshe spoke in a level voice — habló con voz serena, habló sin alterar la voz
2. N1) (=amount, degree) nivel mwe have the lowest level of inflation for some years — tenemos el nivel de inflación más bajo que hemos tenido en varios años
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the exercises are graded according to their level of difficulty — los ejercicios están ordenados por nivel or grado de dificultadpoverty 2.•
bankruptcies have reached record levels — el número de bancarrotas ha alcanzado cifras récord2) (=height) nivel m•
at eye level — a la altura de los ojosground I, 4., sea 2.•
to be on a level with sth — (lit) estar al nivel or a la altura de algo3) (=floor) [of building] piso m4) (=rank, grade) nivel mtalks at ministerial level — conversaciones fpl a nivel ministerial
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on one level — (fig) por un lado, de cierta manera•
to be on a level with — (fig) estar a la altura desome people put him on a level with von Karajan — algunos lo equiparan con or a von Karajan
- come down to sb's levelhigh-level, low-level, top-level5) (=flat place) llano m•
on the level — en superficie plana or llanaa car which can reach speeds of 300 miles per hour on the level — un coche que puede alcanzar velocidades de unas 300 millas por hora en superficie plana or llana
- be on the levelit's on the level — es un negocio serio or limpio
6) (also: spirit level) nivel m de burbuja3. VT1) (=make level) [+ ground, site] nivelar, allanar- level the playing-field2) (=raze) [+ building, city] arrasar3) (Sport) (=equalize) [+ match, game] igualar4) (=direct)•
he has denied the charges levelled against him — ha negado las acusaciones que se han hecho en su contra•
he has not responded to the criticism levelled at him — no ha reaccionado ante las críticas que se le han dirigido•
to level a gun at sb — apuntar a or contra algn con una pistola4.VI(esp US) *I'll level with you — te voy a hablar con franqueza, te voy a ser franco
5.CPDlevel crossing N — (Brit) paso m a nivel
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1) ( height) nivel mat eye/shoulder level — a la altura de los ojos/hombros
on the level — ( honest) (colloq)
is it all on the level ? — ¿es un asunto limpio?
he's on the level — es un tipo derecho (fam) or (Esp arg) legal or (RPl fam) bien
2) ( rank) nivel ma top-level meeting — una reunión de or a alto nivel
to be on a level with somebody/something — estar* a la par de or a la altura de alguien/algo
this latest scandal is on a level with... — este último escándalo es equiparable a or comparable con...
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1) <ground/surface> plano, llanoto do o try one's level best — hacer* todo lo posible
2)a) ( at same height)to be level (WITH something) — estar* al nivel or a ras (de algo)
b) (abreast, equal)the two teams were level at half-time — al medio tiempo los dos equipos iban or estaban empatados
to draw level with somebody — ( in a race) alcanzar* a alguien
3) (unemotional, calm) <voice/tone> desapasionadoto keep a level head — no perder* la cabeza
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1)a) ( make flat) \<\<ground/surface\>\> nivelar, aplanarb) (raze, flatten) \<\<building/town\>\> arrasar2) ( make equal) igualar3) ( direct)to level something AT somebody/something — \<\<weapon\>\> apuntarle a alguien/a algo con algo
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vi ( be honest) (colloq)to level WITH somebody — ser* franco or sincero con alguien
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(a pipe to carry off waste material, or water from a sink etc: The kitchen waste pipe is blocked.) desagüedesagüe nombre masculinon.• desaguadero s.m.noun tubo m or tubería f de desagüe* * *noun tubo m or tubería f de desagüe
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