sink

sink
sink [sɪŋk]
(preterite sank, past participle sunk)
1. intransitive verb
   a. [ship, person, object] couler
• to sink to the bottom couler au fond
• to sink like a stone couler à pic
• they left him to sink or swim ils l'ont laissé se débrouiller tout seul
   b. ( = subside) s'affaisser ; [level, river] baisser
• the sun sank below the horizon le soleil a disparu à l'horizon
• to sink out of sight disparaître
• to sink to one's knees tomber à genoux
• he sank into the mud up to his knees il s'est enfoncé dans la boue jusqu'aux genoux
• she let her head sink into the pillow elle a laissé retomber sa tête sur l'oreiller
• he is sinking fast ( = dying) il décline rapidement
   c. ( = fall) to sink into a deep sleep sombrer dans un profond sommeil
• to sink into poverty sombrer dans la misère
• his heart sank l'accablement s'est emparé de lui
• his heart sank at the thought son cœur s'est serré à cette pensée
   d. [prices, value] chuter
• the euro has sunk to a new low l'euro a atteint sa cote la plus basse
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ ship, business, project] couler ; [+ object] immerger ; [+ theory] démolir ; [+ person] (inf) couler
• to be sunk in thought être plongé dans ses pensées
• I'm sunk (inf) je suis fichu (inf)
   b. [+ mine, well, foundations] creuser
• to sink a post in the ground enfoncer un pieu dans le sol
• he can sink a glass of beer in five seconds (inf) (British) il peut descendre (inf) une bière en cinq secondes
• to sink the ball (Golf) faire entrer la balle dans le trou
• to sink a lot of money in a project investir beaucoup d'argent dans un projet
3. noun
(in kitchen) évier m ; (US in bathroom) lavabo m
4. compounds
► sink unit noun bloc-évier m
► sink in intransitive verb
   a. [person] s'enfoncer ; [water] pénétrer
   b. [explanation] rentrer (inf) ; [remark] faire son effet
• as it hadn't really sunk in yet he ... comme il ne réalisait pas encore, il ...
* * *
[sɪŋk] 1.
noun
1) (basin) (in kitchen) évier m; (in bathroom) lavabo m

double sink — évier à deux bacs

2) (cesspit) lit fosse f d'aisance; fig cloaque m
3) (also sinkhole) doline f
2.
transitive verb (prét sank; pp sunk)
1) Nautical (by scuttling) couler; (by torpedo) torpiller
2) (bore) forer [oil well]; creuser [foundations]
3) (embed) enfoncer [post, pillar]

to sink one's teeth into — mordre à pleines dents dans [sandwich]

the dog sank its teeth into my arm — le chien a planté ses crocs dans mon bras

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]

without capital we're sunk — sans capital nous sommes perdus

7) (invest)

to sink money into something — engloutir de l'argent dans quelque chose

3.
intransitive verb (prét sank; pp sunk)
1) (fail to float) couler

to sink without a trace — fig tomber dans les oubliettes

2) (drop to lower level) [sun, water level, pressure] baisser; [cake] redescendre

the sun sinks in the West — le soleil disparaît à l'ouest

to sink to the floor — s'effondrer

to sink to one's knees — tomber à genoux

to sink into a chair — s'affaler dans un fauteuil

to sink into a deep sleep — sombrer dans un profond sommeil

3) fig (fall) baisser

he has sunk in my estimation — il a baissé dans mon estime

4) (subside) [building, wall] s'effondrer

to 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]

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