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1 sink
[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.) sökkva2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) hníga, síga; falla, lækka3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) sökkva í4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) verða þunglyndur5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) fjárfesta2. noun(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) vaskur- sunken- be sunk
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2 sink in
1) (to be fully understood: The news took a long time to sink in.) síast inn, skiljast2) (to be absorbed: The surface water on the paths will soon sink in.) síga (niður í/inn í), síast (inn) -
3 drown
1) (to (cause to) sink in water and so suffocate and die: He drowned in the river; He tried to drown the cat.) drukkna; drekkja2) (to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a louder sound: His voice was drowned by the roar of the traffic.) yfirgnæfa -
4 submerge
[səb'mə:‹](to cover with, or sink under, water or other liquid: I watched the submarine submerging.) sökkva, færa á kaf- submergence
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5 draining-board
noun (the area at the side of a sink grooved and sloping to allow water from dishes to drain away.) afrennslisplata, þurrkplata -
6 plug
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.) (tengi)kló2) (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.) tappi2. verb(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) setja tappa í- plug in -
7 subside
1) ((of land, streets, buildings etc) to sink lower: When a building starts to subside, cracks usually appear in the walls.) síga2) ((of floods) to become lower and withdraw: Gradually the water subsided.) hjaðna3) ((of a storm, noise or other disturbance) to become quieter: They stayed anchored in harbour till the wind subsided.) ganga niður• -
8 waste pipe
(a pipe to carry off waste material, or water from a sink etc: The kitchen waste pipe is blocked.) skolpleiðsla
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