Translations for „sink“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . sink¹ <sank, sunk> [sɪŋk] VB intr

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

3. sink (decrease):

sink

spadać [perf spaść]

his popularity was sinking

jego popularność gwałtownie malała

4. sink (get softer):

his voice sank to a whisper

zniżył głos do szeptu

5. sink (get sadder):

his heart sank

ogarnęło go przygnębienie

his spirits sank

upadł na duchu

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

Phrases:

to sink like a stone

iść jak kamień na dno

sink or swim

wóz albo przewóz

to sink without trace

przepaść jak kamień w wodę

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

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

Phrases:

to sink one's differences

puszczać [perf puścić] w niepamięć różnice

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

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

sink down

opadać [perf opaść]

sink down aircraft, plane

zniżać [perf zniżyć] lot

I . sink in VB intr

1. sink in (go into surface):

sink in

grzęznąć [perf u-]

2. sink in (be absorbed):

sink in

wsiąkać [perf wsiąknąć]

3. sink in (be understood):

sink in

docierać [perf dotrzeć]

he waited for his words to sink in

zaczekał, aż jego słowa dotrą do wszystkich

her words slowly began to sink in

powoli zaczął sobie uzmysławiać, co powiedziała

II . sink in VB trans

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

sink unit

szafka f zlewozmywakowa

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

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English

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

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In the 1970s the tundra was a carbon sink, but today, it is a carbon source.

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

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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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Before applying cover-up products, you want to moisturise the area and let the moisture sink into your skin.

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Sally had taken the ring off to wash up before bed when it fell into the bathroom sink's drain.

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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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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 various accessories sold in the market are faucet mount, water dispenser, under sink filter, pitcher filter, and shower filter.

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