sink estate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sink estate in the English»French Dictionary

sink estate [ˈsɪŋk ɪˌsteɪt] N

sink estate

quartier m sensible form

sink estate

cité f pourrie inf

Translations for sink estate in the English»French Dictionary

estate [Brit ɪˈsteɪt, ɛˈsteɪt, Am ɪˈsteɪt] N

1. estate (stately home and park):

estate

domaine m

estate

propriété f

2. estate → housing estate

3. estate (assets):

estate

biens mpl

to divide one's estate

partager ses biens

a large estate

une grande fortune

4. estate (condition):

estate

état m

the (holy) estate of matrimony

le saint état de mariage

to reach man's estate dated

atteindre l'âge adulte

5. estate (class):

estate archaic or HISTORY

état m

the three estates of the realm

les trois états

of high/low estate

de haute/basse condition

6. estate Brit → estate car

See also housing estate, estate car

housing estate N Brit

housing estate (large)

cité f

housing estate (small)

lotissement m

housing estate (council-run)

cité f HLM

housing estate (council-run)

lotissement m HLM

estate car N Brit

estate car

break m

I.sink [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk] N

1. sink (basin):

sink (in kitchen)

évier m

sink (in bathroom)

lavabo m

double sink

évier à deux bacs

2. sink (cesspit):

sink lit

fosse f d'aisance

sink fig

cloaque m

Phrases:

sink, a. sinkhole GEOL

doline f

II.sink <pret sank, pp sunk> [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk] VB trans

1. sink NAUT:

sink (by scuttling) ship

couler

sink (by torpedo) ship

torpiller

2. sink (bore):

sink oilwell, shaft

forer

sink foundations

creuser

3. sink (embed):

sink post, pillar

enfoncer (into dans)

to sink one's teeth into sandwich etc

mordre à pleines dents dans

the dog sank its teeth into my arm

le chien a planté ses crocs dans mon bras

to sink a knife into cake

enfoncer un couteau dans

4. sink Brit (drink):

sink inf

descendre inf

5. sink SPORTS:

sink billiard ball

mettre [qc] dans le trou

sink putt

rentrer

6. sink (destroy) scandal:

sink party

faire couler

without capital/a leader we're sunk

sans capital/chef nous sommes perdus

7. sink FIN:

sink debt

amortir

III.sink <pret sank, pp sunk> [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk] VB intr

1. sink (fail to float):

sink ship, object, person:

couler

to sink without a trace fig idea, project etc:

tomber dans les oubliettes

2. sink (drop to lower level):

sink sun:

baisser

sink cake:

se dégonfler

sink pressure, temperature, water level:

baisser

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/coma

sombrer dans un profond sommeil/dans le coma

3. sink (fall) fig:

sink profits, production:

baisser

he has sunk in my estimation

il a baissé dans mon estime

my heart or spirits sank

j'ai eu un serrement de cœur

I wouldn't sink so low as to beg from him

je ne m'abaisserais pas à lui demander de l'argent

4. sink (subside):

sink building, wall:

s'effondrer

to sink into person, feet: mud

s'enfoncer dans

to sink into country, person: anarchy, apathy

sombrer dans

to sink into celebrity: obscurity

sombrer dans

to sink under the weight of shelf: boxes etc

plier sous le poids de

to sink under the weight of person, company: debt

crouler sous le poids de

IV.sink [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk]

to sink one's differences

oublier ses différences

to sink money into (invest heavily) project, company

investir de l'argent dans

sink estate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sink estate in the English»French Dictionary

estate [ɪˈsteɪt] N

1. estate (land):

estate

propriété f

country estate

domaine m

2. estate LAW:

estate

biens mpl

3. estate Brit ARCHIT:

a council estate

un lotissement HLM

housing estate

lotissement m

industrial estate

zone f industrielle

4. estate (the press):

the fourth estate

le quatrième pouvoir

5. estate (state):

estate

état m

the holy estate of matrimony

les liens sacrés du mariage

6. estate Brit (car):

estate

break m

I.sink <sank [or sunk], sunk> [sɪŋk] N

1. sink (washing area):

sink

évier m

2. sink Am (washbasin):

sink

lavabo m

II.sink <sank [or sunk], sunk> [sɪŋk] VB intr

1. sink (not float):

sink

couler

2. sink (go downward):

sink to the bottom

sombrer

3. sink (drop down):

sink

s'effondrer

to sink to one's knees

tomber à genoux

4. sink (decrease):

sink

diminuer

5. sink (get softer):

sink

s'adoucir

6. sink (gets sadder):

sink heart

s'assombrir

7. sink (decline):

sink in sb's estimation

baisser

8. sink (health decline):

sink

s'aggraver

Phrases:

to sink like a stone (through water)

couler à pic

to sink like a stone (through air)

tomber comme une pierre

to sink without trace

sombrer corps et biens

“sink or swim”

“marche ou crève”

III.sink <sank [or sunk], sunk> [sɪŋk] VB trans

1. sink (cause to submerge):

sink

plonger

2. sink (ruin):

sink

ruiner

3. sink MIN:

sink well

forer

4. sink SPORTS:

sink

battre (à plate couture)

5. sink (lower):

sink voice

réduire

Phrases:

to sink one's differences

dépasser ses différences