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to sink
01
sinken, untergehen
to go under below the surface of a particular substance such as water, sand, tar, mud, etc.
Intransitive: to sink somewhere
Beispiele
The swimmer demonstrated how to sink effortlessly beneath the water's surface.
Der Schwimmer zeigte, wie man mühelos unter die Wasseroberfläche sinkt.
02
versenken, untertauchen lassen
to make something such as a ship submerge
Transitive: to sink a boat or ship
Beispiele
The weight of the cargo sank the small boat in the middle of the lake.
Das Gewicht der Fracht versenkte das kleine Boot mitten auf dem See.
03
sinken, untergehen
(of ships, boats, etc.) to move downward beneath the surface of a body of water
Intransitive
Beispiele
After the accident, the wreckage of the plane started to sink into the lake.
Nach dem Unfall begann das Wrack des Flugzeugs im See zu sinken.
04
sinken, versinken
to gradually move downward into a particular substance
Intransitive: to sink into a substance
Beispiele
The cat stretched and sank its claws into the velvety texture of the sofa.
Die Katze streckte sich und grub ihre Krallen in die samtige Textur des Sofas.
05
sinken, fallen
to drop in value, amount, strength, etc.
Intransitive
Beispiele
As the winter progressed, the temperature continued to sink.
Als der Winter fortschritt, sank die Temperatur weiter.
06
sinken, absinken
to gradually move downward, often due to the force of gravity
Intransitive
Beispiele
When the support beams weakened, the entire structure began to sink slowly.
Als die Stützbalken schwächer wurden, begann die gesamte Struktur langsam zu sinken.
07
versenken, eingraben
to dig a hole and place an object into the soil
Transitive: to sink sth into ground
Beispiele
She sank a signpost into the soil at the entrance to the park.
Sie versenkte ein Schild im Boden am Eingang des Parks.
08
sinken, sich senken
to lower oneself gradually and intentionally
Intransitive: to sink into a position or seat
Beispiele
The yoga instructor instructed the class to take a deep breath and sink into a seated meditation pose.
Der Yogalehrer wies die Klasse an, tief durchzuatmen und sich in eine sitzende Meditationshaltung zu senken.
09
versenken, sabotieren
to do something that prevents someone or something from achieving success
Transitive: to sink sth
Beispiele
The unexpected financial setbacks threatened to sink the small business.
Die unerwarteten finanziellen Rückschläge drohten, das kleine Unternehmen zu versenken.
10
versenken, eintauchen
to cause something to go into a certain substance
Transitive: to sink an object into a substance
Beispiele
She decided to sink her hands into the warm soil, planting the seeds for the garden.
Sie beschloss, ihre Hände in den warmen Boden zu versenken, um die Samen für den Garten zu pflanzen.
Sink
01
Spülbecken
a large and open container that has a water supply and you can use to wash your hands, dishes, etc. in
Beispiele
They installed a deep farmhouse sink in the kitchen for washing large pots and pans.
Sie haben ein tiefes Waschbecken im Bauernhausstil in der Küche installiert, um große Töpfe und Pfannen zu waschen.
02
a covered reservoir into which waste water or sewage flows
Beispiele
Stormwater is directed to a covered sink.
03
a depression in the ground, often in limestone, connected to underground passages and formed by dissolution or collapse
Beispiele
The sink formed after the collapse of the cavern roof.
04
a mechanism or process that absorbs, removes, or stores energy, matter, or a substance from a system
Beispiele
Forests act as natural sinks for greenhouse gases.
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