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1 Translation result for to sink in Spanish

verb

sink verb

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sank, has sunk, is sinking, sinks
hundir (un barco, etc.); hundirse (dícese de un barco); descender, caer; excavar (un pozo para minar), perforar (un pozo de agua); bajar; clavar, hincar; invertir (fondos)

Example sentences of
sink verb

  • •The passengers were rescued from the boat before it sank.
  • •The rock sank to the bottom of the pool.
  • •My foot sank into the deep mud.
  • •She sank up to her knees in the snow.
  • •The torpedo sank the ship.
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  • •The sun sank behind the hills.
  • •She sank back into the cozy chair.
  • •The temperature sinks quickly after the sun sets.
  • •The lake's water level is slowly sinking.
  • •His strength is slowly sinking.
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Synonyms of
sink verb

decrease, drop, excavate, fall, invest, plunge, stick
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Reverse translation for to sink

hundir  (un barco, etc.) - to sink, to destroy, to ruin 
hundirse  (dícese de un barco) - to sink down, to cave in, to break down, to go to pieces 
descender  - to descend, to come down, to descend, to go down, to drop, to fall, to lower, to take down, to let down 
caer  - to fall, to drop, to collapse, to hang (down) 
excavar  (un pozo para minar) - to excavate, to dig 
perforar  (un pozo de agua) - to perforate, to pierce, to drill, to bore 
bajar  - to drop, to fall, to lower, to let down, to take down, to come down, to go down, to reduce (prices), to ebb (of tides), to lower, to bow (the head), to go down, to descend 
clavar  - to nail, to hammer, to plunge, to stick, to fix (one's eyes) on 
hincar  - to stick, to plunge 
invertir  (fondos) - to invert, to reverse, to make an investment, to invest