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I . sink1 <sank, sunk> [sɪŋk] VB intr

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1. sink (not float):

sink
tonąć [perf za-]

2. sink (go downward):

sink
pogrążać [perf pogrążyć] się
sink sun
zachodzić [perf zajść]
to sink to one's knees
paść na kolana

4. sink (get softer):

his voice sank to a whisper
zniżył głos do szeptu

6. sink (decline):

to sink in sb's estimation [or esteem]
tracić [perf s-] w czyichś oczach
to sink low
upaść nisko

7. sink (decline in health):

to be sinking [fast]
ginąć [lub niknąć] w oczach

II . sink1 <sank, sunk> [sɪŋk] VB trans

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1. sink (submerge):

sink
topić [perf za-]
sink person
topić [perf u-]

2. sink (ruin):

sink
pogrążać [perf pogrążyć]

3. sink (kick in):

sink
wbijać [perf wbić]

4. sink Brit inf (drink):

sink
wychylać [perf wychylić]

5. sink (lower):

to sink one's voice to a whisper
zniżać [perf zniżyć] głos do szeptu

sink2 [sɪŋk] N

1. sink (in kitchen):

sink
zlew m
sink
zlewozmywak m

2. sink (for washing):

sink
umywalka f

kitchen sink N

kitchen sink
zlew m

sink back VB intr

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1. sink back (lean back):

sink back
zagłębiać [perf zagłębić] się

Phrases:

to sink back into sth
popadać [perf popaść] z powrotem w coś

sink down VB intr

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I . sink in VB intr

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1. sink in (go into surface):

sink in
grzęznąć [perf u-]

2. sink in (be absorbed):

sink in
wsiąkać [perf wsiąknąć]

II . sink in VB trans

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1. sink in (force):

to sink one's teeth in sth
wbijać [perf wbić] zęby w coś

2. sink in (invest):

to sink one's money in sth
topić [perf u-] w czymś pieniądze

sink unit N

Usage examples with sink

to sink without trace
przepaść jak kamień w wodę
to sink one's differences
puszczać [perf puścić] w niepamięć różnice
to sink low
upaść nisko
sink or swim
wóz albo przewóz
to fall [or sink] into oblivion
popadać [perf popaść] w zapomnienie
to sink to one's knees
paść na kolana
to sink back into sth
popadać [perf popaść] z powrotem w coś
to sink like a stone
iść jak kamień na dno
to sink in sb's estimation [or esteem]
tracić [perf s-] w czyichś oczach
to sink one's teeth in sth
wbijać [perf wbić] zęby w coś
to sink one's money in sth
topić [perf u-] w czymś pieniądze
to sink one's voice to a whisper
zniżać [perf zniżyć] głos do szeptu
her words slowly began to sink in
powoli zaczął sobie uzmysławiać, co powiedziała
he waited for his words to sink in
zaczekał, aż jego słowa dotrą do wszystkich

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Its three acts run for more than 3 and a half hours, throwing in everything bar the kitchen sink in its attempt to delight and titivate.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Sally had taken the ring off to wash up before bed when it fell into the bathroom sink's drain.
en.wikipedia.org
Additionally, the skiving process also increases the roughness of the heat-sink's fins.
en.wikipedia.org
He said by the time the broadcast was over there were more tears in the sink than washing-up water.
www.abc.net.au
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.
www.huffingtonpost.com
The various accessories sold in the market are faucet mount, water dispenser, under sink filter, pitcher filter, and shower filter.
www.digitaljournal.com
This cools the heat sink and whatever it is in direct thermal contact with.
en.wikipedia.org
They were able to sink two of the attacking longboats and damaged many others.
en.wikipedia.org
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.
www.themalaymailonline.com
In the 1970s the tundra was a carbon sink, but today, it is a carbon source.
en.wikipedia.org

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