sinks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sinks in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.sink [sɪŋk] N

1. sink (kitchen sink):

sink

sudopera f

2. sink (washbasin):

sink

lavabo m

3. sink (cesspool):

sink

septička jama f

4. sink (sewer):

sink

kanalizacioni odvod m

5. sink geol:

sink

vrtača f

sink

uvala f

6. sink TELEC:

sink

izlazni uređaj m

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

1. sink (not float):

sink

potonuti // tonuti

sink

potopiti se // potapati se

2. sink (in mud, snow):

sink

utonuti // tonuti

3. sink (go downward):

sink

spustiti se // spuštati se

sink sun, moon

zaći // zalaziti

to sink to the bottom

spustiti se na dno

to sink to the bottom sediments

nataložiti se na dnu

4. sink (become lower):

sink terrain

spustiti se // spuštati se

sink terrain

sniziti se // snižavati se

5. sink (move to a lower position):

sink surface, house, construction

spustiti se // spuštati se

sink level also

sniziti se // snižavati se

6. sink (become limp):

sink arm, head

pasti // padati

to sink to one's knees

pasti na kolena

to sink to the ground

pasti na zemlju

7. sink (decrease):

sink amount, value

smanjiti se // smanjivati se

sink demand, sales, numbers also

opasti // opadati

the yen sank to a new low against the dollar

jen je ponovo dostigao najnižu vrednost u odnosu na dolar

8. sink (become lower in pitch):

sink

sniziti se // snižavati se

9. sink (decline):

sink standard, quality

opasti // opadati

sink moral character

propasti // propadati

you are sinking to his level!

spuštaš se na njegov nivo!

10. sink (decline in health):

to be sinking [fast]

(brzo) propadati

Phrases:

sb's heart sinks (gets sadder)

nekoga obuzima tuga

sb's heart sinks (becomes discouraged)

neko postaje obeshrabren

sink or swim

bićemo zajedno ma šta da se desi

sb's spirits sink

neko se oseća beznadežno [or tužno]

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

1. sink (cause to submerge):

sink

potopiti // potapati

2. sink (ruin):

sink hopes, plans

uništiti // uništavati fig

sink hopes, plans

potopiti // potapati

3. sink SPORTS:

sink

ubaciti // ubacivati

to sink a ball (into a hole, pocket)

ubaciti loptu u rupu

4. sink (settle):

sink differences

ostaviti // ostavljati po strani

5. sink (dig):

sink shaft

izbušiti // bušiti

sink well

iskopati // iskopavati

6. sink (lower):

sink

sniziti // snižavati

sink

spustiti // spuštati

Phrases:

to sink one's worries in drink

utopiti brige u piću

kitch·en 'sink N

1. kitchen sink:

kitchen sink

sudopera f

Phrases:

everything but the kitchen sink

poneti mnogo stvari sve osim sudopere

'sink unit N

sink unit

sudopera f

sink back VB intr

1. sink back (lean back):

sink back

zavaliti se // zavaljivati se

to sink back on the sofa

zavaliti se u sofu

2. sink back (relapse):

to sink back into sth

ponovo se vratiti nečemu

I.sink into VB intr to sink into sth

1. sink into (go deeper into):

to sink into sth

upasti // upadati

2. sink into (be absorbed):

to sink into sth

utonuti // tonuti

3. sink into (lie back in):

to sink into sth

zavaliti se // zavaljivati se

to sink into an armchair

zavaliti se u fotelju

to sink into bed

utonuti u krevet

4. sink into (pass gradually into):

to sink into sth

upasti // upadati

he sank into deep despair

utonuo je u duboko očajanje

to sink into a coma

upao je u komu

II.sink into VB trans

1. sink into (put):

to sink into sth into sth

utisnuti nešto u nešto

I'd love to sink into my teeth into a nice juicy steak

rado bih zagrizao lepu sočnu šniclu

2. sink into (embed):

to sink into a post into the ground

ukopati stub u zemlju

3. sink into FIN:

to sink into one's money into sth

uložiti novac u nešto

sink down VB intr

1. sink down (descend gradually):

sink down

spustiti se // spuštati se

sink down sun

zaći // zalaziti

2. sink down:

sink down (go down)

pasti // padati

sink down (on the ground)

spustiti se // spuštati se

I.sink in VB intr

1. sink in (into a surface):

sink in

utonuti // tonuti

2. sink in (be absorbed):

sink in liquid, cream

upiti se // upijati se

3. sink in (be understood):

sink in

prodreti // prodirati u svest

I had to tell him several times before it finally sank in

morao sam da mu objasnim nekoliko puta da bi konačno shvatio

II.sink in VB trans

1. sink in (force into):

to sink in a knife in sth

zabosti nož u nešto

to sink in one's teeth in sth

zariti zube u nešto

2. sink in (invest):

to sink in one's money in sth

uložiti novac u nešto

3. sink in (engrave):

sink in

izrezbariti // rezbariti

sink in

izgravirati // gravirati

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run over water, bath, sink

preliti se // prelivati se

to sink into obscurity

potonuti u zaborav

to sink to the bottom

potonuti do dna

sinks Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sink in a knife in sth

zabosti nož u nešto

to sink in one's teeth in sth

zariti zube u nešto

to sink in one's money in sth

uložiti novac u nešto

to sink into one's money into sth

uložiti novac u nešto

to sink back on the sofa

zavaliti se u sofu

to sink to the bottom sediments

nataložiti se na dnu

sb's heart sinks (gets sadder)

nekoga obuzima tuga

sb's heart sinks (becomes discouraged)

neko postaje obeshrabren

to sink one's worries in drink

utopiti brige u piću

she poured the milk down the sink

prosula je mleko u sudoperu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The swimmer sinks under water and lies on the breast, or nearly so.

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As the air converges on the pole and then sinks, it creates a vortex much like that found above the plughole of a bath.

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The seamounts are likely to be a source of larvae that maintains the population of the species in nearby, sub-optimal areas, known as sinks.

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These sinks are subject to damage by hot objects but damaged areas can sometimes be sanded-down to expose undamaged material.

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Many sinks remain in the examining room along with cabinets and shelving.

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When the phytoplankton dies, it sinks to the deep ocean and takes the atmospheric carbon with it.

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If our credit rating sinks to junk status, the state will find the door to the infrastructure bond market locked shut.

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Accepted porcelain goods include toilets, bathroom sinks and porcelain soap dishes while accepted electronics include computers, printers and scanners.

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He has a keen sense of physical beauty in woman, and his verse is replete with suppressed passion, but he never sinks to sensuality.

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Sinks may also have an integrated soap dispenser.

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