sink in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sink in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sink¹ <pt sank, pp sunk> [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk] VB trans

1. sink NAUT:

sink ship

affondare

2. sink (bore):

sink oilwell, shaft

perforare

sink foundations

scavare

3. sink (embed):

sink post

conficcare (into in)

sink pillar

gettare la fondazione di (into in)

to sink one's teeth into sandwich etc.

affondare i denti in

the dog sank its teeth into my arm

il cane mi ha piantato i denti nel braccio

to sink a knife into cake

conficcare un coltello in

4. sink Brit (drink) inf:

sink drink

buttare giù

5. sink SPORTS:

sink billiard ball

mandare in buca, mettere in buca

sink putt

fare

6. sink (destroy) scandal:

sink party

fare crollare

without capital, a leader we're sunk

senza capitale, capo siamo perduti

7. sink ECON:

sink debt

ammortare

8. sink (invest heavily):

to sink money into sth project, company

investire denaro in qc

II.sink¹ <pt sank, pp sunk> [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk] VB intr

1. sink (fail to float):

sink ship, object, person:

affondare

to sink without a trace fig idea, project etc.:

cadere nell'oblio

2. sink (drop to lower level):

sink sun:

calare, tramontare

sink cake:

abbassarsi

sink pressure, temperature, water level:

abbassarsi, calare

the sun sinks in the West

il sole tramonta a occidente

to sink to the floor

crollare a terra

to sink to one's knees

cadere in ginocchio

to sink into a chair

lasciarsi cadere sulla sedia

to sink into a deep sleep, coma

cadere in un sonno profondo, in coma

3. sink (fall) fig:

sink profits, production:

abbassarsi, calare

he has sunk in my estimation

la mia stima per lui è crollata

my heart or spirits sank

mi sentii mancare

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

non mi abbasserò mai a chiedergli del denaro

4. sink (subside):

sink building, wall:

crollare

to sink into person, feet:

affondare in

to sink into mud: country, person: anarchy, apathy

cadere in

to sink into celebrity: obscurity

cadere in

to sink under the weight of shelf: boxes etc.

piegarsi sotto il peso di

to sink under the weight of person, company: debt

crollare sotto il peso di

III.sink¹ [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk]

to sink one's differences

passare sopra alle or mettere da parte le differenze

sink² [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk] N

1. sink (basin):

sink (in kitchen)

lavello m

sink (in kitchen)

acquaio m

sink (in kitchen)

lavandino m

sink (in bathroom)

lavabo m

sink (in bathroom)

lavandino m

double sink

lavello con due vasche

2. sink (cesspit):

sink

pozzo m nero

sink fig

cloaca f

3. sink GEOL:

sink, also sinkhole

dolina f a inghiottitoio

sink in VB [sɪŋk -]

1. sink in lotion, water:

sink in

penetrare

let the lotion sink in

fare penetrare la lozione

2. sink in fig news, announcement:

sink in

fare presa

it took several minutes for the good news, truth to sink in

ci volle un po' di tempo perché la buona notizia, la verità venisse recepita

the result hasn't sunk in yet

il risultato non ha ancora avuto conseguenze

sink estate [ˈsɪŋkɪˌsteɪt] N Brit

sink estate

= quartiere di case popolari particolarmente degradato

kitchen sink [Am ˈˌkɪtʃən ˈsɪŋk] N

kitchen sink

lavandino m

kitchen sink

acquaio m

kitchen sink

lavello m

to take everything but the kitchen sink (on holiday)

portarsi dietro la casa

to steal everything but the kitchen sink

svuotare la casa

sink unit [ˈsɪŋkˌjuːnɪt] N

sink unit

lavello m a incasso

sink tidy [ˈsɪŋkˌtaɪdɪ] N

sink tidy

sgocciolatoio m

kitchen sink drama [ˌkɪtʃɪnˈsɪŋkˌdrɑːmə] N Brit

kitchen sink drama

= lavoro teatrale o film che rappresenta la realtà domestica, soprattutto nei suoi aspetti più squallidi e monotoni

Translations for sink in the Italian»English Dictionary

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lavello

sink

lavello a due vasche

double sink

inabissare

to sink

inabissarsi

to sink

inabissarsi in profonde riflessioni

to sink into deep reflection

sink in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sink in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

sink in kitchen

lavello m

sink in bathroom

lavabo m

sink in bathroom

lavandino m

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

1. sink in water:

sink

affondare

to sink to the bottom

spronfondare sul fondo

2. sink price, level:

sink

calare

3. sink (drop down):

sink

cadere

to sink to the ground

cadere al suolo

to sink to one's knees

cadere in ginocchio

4. sink (decline):

sink

scendere

to sink in sb's estimation

scendere nella stima di qu

to sink into depression

sprofondare nella depressione

to sink into oblivion

fnire nel dimenticatoio

to be sinking (fast) (in health)

deperire rapidamente

Phrases:

to sink or swim

cavarsela da solo

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

1. sink (cause to submerge):

sink

affondare

2. sink (ruin):

sink

rovinare

3. sink MIN:

sink

scavare

4. sink (invest):

sink

investire

to sink money into a project

investire molti soldi in un progetto

5. sink (plant, bury):

sink teeth

affondare

to sink one's teeth into sth

affondare i denti in qc

6. sink SPORTS:

sink in golf, snooker

mettere in buca

sink in basketball

mettere nel canestro

to sink the winning basket

segnare il punto decisivo

kitchen sink N

kitchen sink

lavello m

Phrases:

to take everything but the kitchen sink

portarsi appresso tutta la casa

sink in VB intr

1. sink in (go into surface):

sink in

penetrare

2. sink in (be absorbed):

sink in liquid

penetrare

3. sink in (be understood):

sink in

essere recepito, -a

sink back VB intr (lean back)

sink back

appoggiarsi

Translations for sink in the Italian»English Dictionary

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lavabo

sink

lavandino

sink

lavello

sink

affondare

to sink

affondare

to sink

affondare in qc (nella neve, nell'acqua)

to sink into sth

acquaio

(kitchen) sink

colare a picco

to sink

sink Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sink to the bottom

spronfondare sul fondo

to sink to the ground

cadere al suolo

to sink to one's knees

cadere in ginocchio

to sink in sb's estimation

scendere nella stima di qu

to sink into depression

sprofondare nella depressione

to sink into oblivion

fnire nel dimenticatoio

to sink money into a project

investire molti soldi in un progetto

to sink one's teeth into sth

affondare i denti in qc

to sink the winning basket

segnare il punto decisivo

to take everything but the kitchen sink

portarsi appresso tutta la casa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The most important sink in the methane cycle is reaction with the hydroxyl radical, which is produced photochemically in the atmosphere.

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He said by the time the broadcast was over there were more tears in the sink than washing-up water.

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The mouse's jacket was the inside of a washing machine, the bike's handlebars were milking machine cups and the petrol tank used to be a sink.

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He noted that horses would sink in sand to their fetlocks, and walking in the sand exhausted men and animals.

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This is called a splooge or plunk or sink.

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I went in the toilet and there he was spark out on the floor - he'd had a fit and split his head open on the sink.

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The larger ones, which possessed receptacles for soap-dishes, were the predecessors of the modern bathroom wash basin, or sink.

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He was accustomed to making clients billions, yet here he was watching hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of yuan options sink down the plughole.

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The pipes under his kitchen sink had burst, leading to flooding inside the house.

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Additionally, the skiving process also increases the roughness of the heat-sink's fins.

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