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sink·ing: adjective and adverb
sink: I. noun II. intransitive verb III. transitive verb
sink back: intransitive verb
sink down: intransitive verb
sink in: I. intransitive verb II. transitive verb
sink into: I. intransitive verb II. transitive verb
kitch·en ˈsink: noun
ˈsink unit: noun
sink down: verb

sink·ing [ˈsɪŋkɪŋ] ADJ attr

1. sinking (not floating):

sinking

potapljajoč se

2. sinking (emotion):

a sinking feeling

občutek slabosti

with a sinking heart

z občutkom tesnobe

with a sinking heart

z upadajočim pogumom

3. sinking attr (declining):

sinking

potapljajoč se

to leave the sinking ship

zapustiti potapljajočo se ladjo

I . sink [sɪŋk] N

1. sink (kitchen sink):

sink

kuhinjsko pomivalno korito n

2. sink (washbasin):

sink

pomivalno korito n

3. sink (cesspool):

sink

4. sink (sewer):

sink

odtok m

5. sink GEOL:

sink

kotanja f

sink

globel f

sink

vrtača f

6. sink TELEC:

sink

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

1. sink (not float):

sink

potapljati se [perf potopiti se]

sink

toniti [perf potoniti]

2. sink (in mud, snow):

sink

pogrezati se [perf pogrezniti se]

3. sink (go downward):

sink

spustiti se [perf spuščati se]

to sink to the bottom

to sink to the bottom sediments

4. sink (become lower):

sink terrain

pogrezati se [perf pogrezniti se]

5. sink (become limp):

sink arm, head

padati [perf pasti]

to sink to one's knees

pasti na kolena

to sink to the ground

zgruditi se na tla

6. sink (decrease):

sink amount, value

padati [perf pasti]

sink demand, sales, numbers also

upadati [perf upasti]

the yen sank to a new low against the dollar

jen je v primerjavi z dolarjem padel na najnižjo točko

7. sink (become lower in pitch):

sink

spuščati se [perf spustiti se]

8. sink (decline):

sink standard, quality

zniževati [perf znižati]

sink standard, quality

upadati [perf upasti]

you are sinking to his level!

spuščaš se na njegovo raven!

9. sink:

(decline in health) to be sinking [fast]

[hitro] ugašati

sb's heart sinks (gets sadder)

koga prevzema žalost

sb's heart sinks (becomes discouraged)

komu zmanjka poguma

we'll sink or swim together

skupaj bomo uspeli ali potonili

sb's spirits sink

pogum [koga] upada

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

1. sink (cause to submerge):

sink

potapljati [perf potopiti]

2. sink (ruin):

sink hopes, plans

uničevati [perf uničiti]

3. sink SPORTS:

sink

spravljati [perf spraviti v luknjo]

4. sink (settle):

sink differences

sink differences

dajati [perf dati na stran]

5. sink (dig):

vrtati [perf izvrtati]

izkopavati [perf izkopati]

6. sink (lower):

sink

utapljati [perf utopiti]

to sink one's worries in drink

utopiti svoje skrbi v pijači

sink back VB intr

1. sink (lean back):

sink

pogrezati se [perf pogrezniti se]

to sink back on the sofa

pogrezniti se nazaj na zofo

2. sink (relapse):

to sink back into sth

pasti nazaj v kaj (v slabo navado)

sink down VB intr

1. sink (descend gradually):

spuščati se [perf spustiti se]

2. sink (go down):

sink

padati [perf pasti]

sink

spuščati se [perf spustiti se]

I . sink in VB intr

1. sink (into a surface):

sink

vnikati [perf vnikniti]

2. sink (be absorbed):

sink liquid, cream

vpijati se [perf vpiti se]

3. sink (be understood):

sink

prodirati [perf prodreti v zavest]

sink

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

kar nekajkrat sem mu moral povedati, preden je končno dojel

II . sink in VB trans

1. sink (force into):

to sink a knife in sth

zasaditi nož v kaj

to sink one's teeth in sth

2. sink (invest):

to sink one's money in sth

vložiti denar v kaj

3. sink (engrave):

sink

gravirati [perf vgravirati]

I . sink into VB intr to sink into sth

1. sink (go deeper into):

to sink into sth

potapljati se v [perf potopiti se v]

2. sink (be absorbed):

to sink into sth

vpijati se v [perf vpiti se v]

3. sink (lie back in):

to sink into sth

pogrezati se v [perf pogrezniti se v]

to sink into an armchair

pogrezniti se v naslanjač

to sink into bed

pasti v posteljo

4. sink (pass gradually into):

to sink into sth

padati [perf pasti]

he sank into deep despair

padel je v globok obup

to sink into a coma

II . sink into VB trans

1. sink (put):

to sink sth into sth

zasaditi kaj v kaj

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

rad bi zasadil svoje zobe v lep, sočen zrezek

2. sink (embed):

to sink a post into the ground

zasaditi steber v tla

3. sink FIN:

to sink one's money into sth

vložiti denar v kaj

to sink one's money into sth

investirati v kaj

kitch·en ˈsink N

kitchen sink

kuhinjsko [or pomivalno] korito n

everything but the kitchen sink

vsa mogoča ropotija [or šara]

ˈsink unit N

pomivalno korito n

sink down VB

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to sink down (understand)

prodreti v, dojeti

sink down (sleep)

pogrezniti se (spanje)

Usage examples with sinking

sinking sands

to leave the sinking ship

zapustiti potapljajočo se ladjo

with a sinking heart

z občutkom tesnobe

a sinking feeling

občutek slabosti

you are sinking to his level!

spuščaš se na njegovo raven!

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Because the ship's records were lost, the number who perished in the sinking is uncertain but is believed to be between 70 and 90. en.wikipedia.org

However, the ship was not sinking and was still seaworthy. en.wikipedia.org

A new town bearing the same name was built for the population dislocated by the sinking of the old town. en.wikipedia.org

The launch had witnessed the sinking of the jolly-boat, before losing contact with the two cutters and the long-boat. en.wikipedia.org

The artillery then had to be placed on board-and-bag platforms to avoid their loss by sinking into the morass. en.wikipedia.org

The implication is that rising air in the atmosphere must be balanced by equal sinking or subsiding air. en.wikipedia.org

Each morning, she leaves for work, sinking deeper and deeper into suffocating routine. en.wikipedia.org

Offensive mines are placed in enemy waters, outside harbours and across important shipping routes with the aim of sinking both merchant and military vessels. en.wikipedia.org

When the claw was dropped onto an attacking ship the arm would swing upwards, lifting the ship out of the water and possibly sinking it. en.wikipedia.org

The ship was slowly sinking due to rainwater entering through her engine room vents and the main smokestack. en.wikipedia.org

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