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1 nCOMP&DP receptor m, sumidero de calor m (AmL)ELEC ENG perforación f, disipador mGEOL depresión fHYDRAUL sumidero mMETALL cavidad fMINE cono de avance m, depresión f (AmL), hoyada f (AmL), hundimiento m, perforación descendente fPOLL colector m, pozo m, resumidero m (AmL), sumidero m (Esp), vertedero m2 vtCONST hundir3 viMINE asentarseWATER TRANSP irse a pique -
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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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1. noun1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) enchufe2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) tapón
2. verb(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) tapar- plug inplug1 n1. enchufe2. tapónplug2 vb tapar / rellenartr[plʌg]1 (for bath, sink, etc) tapón nombre masculino2 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL (on lead) enchufe nombre masculino, clavija; (socket) enchufe nombre masculino, toma de corriente3 (publicity) publicidad nombre femenino4 (of tobacco) rollo1 (hole etc) tapar (up, -)2 (publicize) dar publicidad a, promocionar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto give something a plug dar publicidad a algo, promocionar algosparking plug bujía1) block: tapar2) promote: hacerle publicidad a, promocionar3)to plug in : enchufarplug n1) stopper: tapón m2) : enchufe m (eléctrico)3) advertisement: publicidad f, propaganda fn.• botana s.f.• bujía s.f.• clavija s.f.• enchufe (Electricidad) s.m.• obturador s.m.• taco s.m.• tampón s.m.• tapadero s.m.• tapón s.m.• tarugo s.m.• toma s.f.• tomacorrientes s.m.• tomada s.f.v.• empastar v.• obturar v.• tapar v.• taponar v.
I plʌg1) ( stopper) tapón m2) ( Elec)a) ( attached to lead) enchufe m; ( socket) toma f de corriente, enchufe m, tomacorriente(s) m (AmL)b) ( spark plug) bujía f3) ( publicity) (colloq)to give something a plug — hacerle* propaganda a algo, darle* publicidad a algo
4) ( fire plug) (AmE) boca f de incendio, grifo m (Chi)
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- gg- transitive verb1) \<\<hole/gap\>\> tapar, rellenar2) ( promote) \<\<record/book\>\> hacerle* propaganda a•Phrasal Verbs:- plug in- plug up[plʌɡ]1. N1) (in bath, basin, barrel, for leak) tapón m2) (Elec) (on flex, apparatus) enchufe m, clavija f ; (=socket) toma f de corriente; (Telec) clavija f ; (Aut) (=spark plug) bujía f2-/3-pin plug — clavija f bipolaripolar, clavija f de doses polos
3) [of tobacco] rollo m, tableta f (de tabaco de mascar)4) * (=piece of publicity) publicidad fto give sth/sb a plug — dar publicidad a algo/algn
to get/put in a plug for a product — lograr anunciar un producto (de modo solapado)
2. VTto plug a loophole — (fig) cerrar una escapatoria
to plug the drain on the reserves — (fig) acabar con la pérdida de reservas
2) (=insert) introducir3) * (=publicize) dar publicidad a4) * (=advocate, put forward) insistir or hacer hincapié en5) ** (=hit) pegar; (=shoot) pegar un tiro a- plug in- plug up* * *
I [plʌg]1) ( stopper) tapón m2) ( Elec)a) ( attached to lead) enchufe m; ( socket) toma f de corriente, enchufe m, tomacorriente(s) m (AmL)b) ( spark plug) bujía f3) ( publicity) (colloq)to give something a plug — hacerle* propaganda a algo, darle* publicidad a algo
4) ( fire plug) (AmE) boca f de incendio, grifo m (Chi)
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- gg- transitive verb1) \<\<hole/gap\>\> tapar, rellenar2) ( promote) \<\<record/book\>\> hacerle* propaganda a•Phrasal Verbs:- plug in- plug up -
6 depth
depƟ1) (the distance from the top downwards or from the surface inwards especially if great: Coal is mined at a depth of 1,000 m.) profundidad2) (intensity or strength especially if great: The depth of colour was astonishing; The depth of his feeling prevented him from speaking.) intensidad•- depths- in-depth
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depth n profundidadtr[depɵ]1 (of hole, swimming pool, mine, etc) profundidad nombre femenino; (of cupboard, shelf) fondo; (of hem, border) ancho2 (of sound, voice) profundidad nombre femenino3 (of emotion, colour) intensidad nombre femenino; (of shame, silence, mystery) profundidad nombre femenino4 (of ideas, knowledge, understanding) profundidad nombre femenino1 (lowest part) profundidades nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin depth a fondo, en profundidadin the depth(s) of something en las profundidades de algo■ in the depth(s) of winter en lo más crudo del invierno, en pleno invierno■ in the depth(s) of despair hundido,-a en la desesperación, completamente desesperado,-ato be out of one's depth / be beyond one's depth (in subject, topic, conversation) perderse, no entender nadato go/get out of one's depth (in water) perder pieto sink to such depths/a depth caer tan bajodepth charge carga de profundidadto study in depth: estudiar a fondoin the depths of winter: en pleno inviernon.• bajura s.f.• calado s.m.• fondo s.m.• hondo s.m.• hondura s.f.• profundidad s.f.depθ1) u ca) (of hole, water) profundidad fout of one's depth: when it comes to computers I'm out of my depth estoy muy flojo en informática; don't go out of your depth — ( in water) no vayas donde no haces pie or no tocas fondo
b) (of shelf, cupboard) profundidad f, fondo m; ( of hem) ancho m2) u c (of emotion, knowledge) profundidad fto study something in depth — estudiar algo a fondo or en profundidad
4) depths plural nounin the depths of the ocean/forest — en las profundidades del océano/la espesura del bosque
[depθ]to plumb the depths: to plumb the depths of despair (liter) hundirse en la desesperación (liter); he has sunk to such depths that... — ha caído tan bajo que...
1. N1) [of water, hole, shelf] profundidad f ; [of room, building] fondo m ; [of hem] ancho m ; [of colour, feelings] intensidad f ; [of voice] gravedad f, profundidad f•
at a depth of three metres — a tres metros de profundidad•
the trench was two metres in depth — la zanja tenía dos metros de profundidadto study a subject in depth — estudiar un tema a fondo or en profundidad
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it shows a great depth of knowledge of the subject — muestra un conocimiento muy profundo de la materia•
to get out of one's depth — (lit) perder pie; (fig) meterse en honduras, salirse de su terrenoto be out of one's depth — (lit) no tocar fondo, no hacer pie
I'm out of my depth with physics — (fig) no entiendo nada de física
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it is deplorable that anyone should sink to such depths — es deplorable que uno pueda caer tan bajo2)plumb 4., 2)the depths: in the depths of the sea — en las profundidades del mar, en el fondo del mar
2.CPDdepth charge N — carga f de profundidad
* * *[depθ]1) u ca) (of hole, water) profundidad fout of one's depth: when it comes to computers I'm out of my depth estoy muy flojo en informática; don't go out of your depth — ( in water) no vayas donde no haces pie or no tocas fondo
b) (of shelf, cupboard) profundidad f, fondo m; ( of hem) ancho m2) u c (of emotion, knowledge) profundidad fto study something in depth — estudiar algo a fondo or en profundidad
4) depths plural nounin the depths of the ocean/forest — en las profundidades del océano/la espesura del bosque
to plumb the depths: to plumb the depths of despair (liter) hundirse en la desesperación (liter); he has sunk to such depths that... — ha caído tan bajo que...
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verb(to hurry with short, quick steps.) echar a correr
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verb((of a ship's crew) to make a hole in (the ship) in order to sink it: The sailors scuttled the ship to prevent it falling into enemy hands.)tr['skʌtəl]1 (run) correr, corretear1 correteo, movimiento————————tr['skʌtəl]1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL escotilla1 (sink ship) barrenar, hundir adrede, echar a pique2 familiar (plan etc) desbaratar, frustrar, hundir, echar a pique————————tr['skʌtəl]1 (for coal) cubo de carbón: hundir (un barco)scuttle viscamper: corretearscuttle n: cubo m (para carbón)n.• balde s.m.• cubo s.m.• escotillón s.m.• paso acelerado s.m.• retirada precipitada s.f.v.• barrenar v.• escabullirse v.'skʌtḷ
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noun ( coal scuttle) cubo m para el carbón
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transitive verb ( Naut) \<\<ship\>\> hundir; \<\<plans, talks\>\> echar por tierra
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scuttle vithe children scuttled away o off — los niños se escabulleron rápidamente
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['skʌtl]VT1) [+ ship] barrenar2) (fig) [+ hopes, plans] dar al traste con, echar por tierra
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['skʌtl]VI (=run) echar a correrto scuttle away or off — escabullirse
to scuttle along — correr, ir a toda prisa
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['skʌtl]N (for coal) cubo m, carbonera f* * *['skʌtḷ]
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noun ( coal scuttle) cubo m para el carbón
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transitive verb ( Naut) \<\<ship\>\> hundir; \<\<plans, talks\>\> echar por tierra
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scuttle vithe children scuttled away o off — los niños se escabulleron rápidamente
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8 perforar
perforar ( conjugate perforar) verbo transitivo 1 [ bala] to pierce 2 ‹papel/tarjeta› to perforate perforarse verbo pronominal [úlcera/intestino] to become perforated
perforar verbo transitivo
1 to perforate: le tienen que perforar las orejas, she has to have her ears pierced
2 (la tierra, un pozo, etc) to drill, bore ' perforar' also found in these entries: Spanish: barrena - barrenar - sonda English: bore - drill - perforate - punch - puncture - clip - sink -
9 bung
1. noun(the stopper of the hole in a barrel, a small boat etc.) tapón
2. verb1) (to block with such a stopper.) taponar2) (to throw: Bung it over here.) tirartr[bʌŋ]2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (bribe) soborno1 taponar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a bunged up nose tener la nariz tapadan.• bitoque s.m.v.• tapar v.
I bʌŋnoun tapón m
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a) ( put bung in) taponarb) (BrE colloq) ( put) poner*, meterPhrasal Verbs:- bung up[bʌŋ]1. N1) [of cask] tapón m2) (Brit) * (=bribe) soborno m2. VT(Brit)1) (also: bung up) [+ pipe, hole] tapar, taponarto be bunged up — [sink, pipe] estar atascado, estar obstruido
2) ** (=throw) echar; (=put) poner, meter- bung in- bung out* * *
I [bʌŋ]noun tapón m
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a) ( put bung in) taponarb) (BrE colloq) ( put) poner*, meterPhrasal Verbs:- bung up -
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Del verbo perforar: ( conjugate perforar) \ \
perforado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: perforado perforar
perforar ( conjugate perforar) verbo transitivo 1 [ bala] to pierce 2 ‹papel/tarjeta› to perforate perforarse verbo pronominal [úlcera/intestino] to become perforated
perforación, perforado sustantivo masculino
1 perforation
2 (en roca, madera, pozo, etc) drilling, boring (en papel, tarjetas, etc) perforation, punching (de la piel, carne) piercing
perforar verbo transitivo
1 to perforate: le tienen que perforar las orejas, she has to have her ears pierced
2 (la tierra, un pozo, etc) to drill, bore ' perforado' also found in these entries: Spanish: perforación English: perforated - perforation -
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v.1 taponar, tapar (hole); atascar (sink, pipe)2 obstruirse, atascarse, atorarse, taparse.
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