sinking in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sinking in the English»French Dictionary

I.sinking [Brit ˈsɪŋkɪŋ, Am ˈsɪŋkɪŋ] N

1. sinking NAUT:

sinking (accidental)

naufrage m

sinking (by torpedo)

torpillage m

sinking (by flooding)

sabordage m

2. sinking:

sinking CONSTR, MIN

forage m

3. sinking FIN (of debt):

sinking

amortissement m

II.sinking [Brit ˈsɪŋkɪŋ, Am ˈsɪŋkɪŋ] ADJ

sinking feeling:

sinking

angoissant

sinking fund N FIN

sinking fund

fonds m d'amortissement

I.sink [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk] N

1. sink (basin):

sink (in kitchen)

évier m

sink (in bathroom)

lavabo m

double sink

évier à deux bacs

2. sink (cesspit):

sink lit

fosse f d'aisance

sink fig

cloaque m

Phrases:

sink, a. sinkhole GEOL

doline f

II.sink <pret sank, pp sunk> [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk] VB trans

1. sink NAUT:

sink (by scuttling) ship

couler

sink (by torpedo) ship

torpiller

2. sink (bore):

sink oilwell, shaft

forer

sink foundations

creuser

3. sink (embed):

sink post, pillar

enfoncer (into dans)

to sink one's teeth into sandwich etc

mordre à pleines dents dans

the dog sank its teeth into my arm

le chien a planté ses crocs dans mon bras

to sink a knife into cake

enfoncer un couteau dans

4. sink Brit (drink):

sink inf

descendre inf

5. sink SPORTS:

sink billiard ball

mettre [qc] dans le trou

sink putt

rentrer

6. sink (destroy) scandal:

sink party

faire couler

without capital/a leader we're sunk

sans capital/chef nous sommes perdus

7. sink FIN:

sink debt

amortir

III.sink <pret sank, pp sunk> [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk] VB intr

1. sink (fail to float):

sink ship, object, person:

couler

to sink without a trace fig idea, project etc:

tomber dans les oubliettes

2. sink (drop to lower level):

sink sun:

baisser

sink cake:

se dégonfler

sink pressure, temperature, water level:

baisser

the sun sinks in the West

le soleil disparaît à l'ouest

to sink to the floor

s'effondrer

to sink to one's knees

tomber à genoux

to sink into a chair

s'affaler dans un fauteuil

to sink into a deep sleep/coma

sombrer dans un profond sommeil/dans le coma

3. sink (fall) fig:

sink profits, production:

baisser

he has sunk in my estimation

il a baissé dans mon estime

my heart or spirits sank

j'ai eu un serrement de cœur

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

je ne m'abaisserais pas à lui demander de l'argent

4. sink (subside):

sink building, wall:

s'effondrer

to sink into person, feet: mud

s'enfoncer dans

to sink into country, person: anarchy, apathy

sombrer dans

to sink into celebrity: obscurity

sombrer dans

to sink under the weight of shelf: boxes etc

plier sous le poids de

to sink under the weight of person, company: debt

crouler sous le poids de

IV.sink [Brit sɪŋk, Am sɪŋk]

to sink one's differences

oublier ses différences

to sink money into (invest heavily) project, company

investir de l'argent dans

kitchen sink N

kitchen sink

évier m

to take everything but the kitchen sink (on holiday)

tout emporter sauf les meubles

to steal everything but the kitchen sink

tout voler sauf les murs

sink unit N

sink unit

évier m encastré

sink in VB [Brit sɪŋk -, Am sɪŋk -]

1. sink in lotion, water:

sink in

pénétrer

let the lotion sink in

laisse la crème pénétrer

2. sink in fig news, announcement:

sink in

faire son chemin

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

il m'a fallu plusieurs minutes pour réaliser la bonne nouvelle/accepter la vérité

the result hasn't sunk in yet

je n'ai encore pas réalisé les conséquences du résultat

sink estate [ˈsɪŋk ɪˌsteɪt] N

sink estate

quartier m sensible form

sink estate

cité f pourrie inf

sink tidy N

sink tidy

égouttoir m pour brosses et éponges à vaisselle

Translations for sinking in the French»English Dictionary

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fonçage

sinking

forage (de puits)

sinking

sinking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sinking in the English»French Dictionary

I.sinking ADJ

1. sinking (not floating):

sinking

qui coule

2. sinking (feeling sad):

sinking feeling

angoissant(e)

3. sinking (declining):

sinking

en baisse

Phrases:

to leave the sinking ship

abandonner le navire

II.sinking N

1. sinking (ship accident):

sinking

naufrage m

2. sinking (sending torpedoes):

sinking

torpillage m

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

1. sink (washing area):

sink

évier m

2. sink Am (washbasin):

sink

lavabo m

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

1. sink (not float):

sink

couler

2. sink (go downward):

sink to the bottom

sombrer

3. sink (drop down):

sink

s'effondrer

to sink to one's knees

tomber à genoux

4. sink (decrease):

sink

diminuer

5. sink (get softer):

sink

s'adoucir

6. sink (gets sadder):

sink heart

s'assombrir

7. sink (decline):

sink in sb's estimation

baisser

8. sink (health decline):

sink

s'aggraver

Phrases:

to sink like a stone (through water)

couler à pic

to sink like a stone (through air)

tomber comme une pierre

to sink without trace

sombrer corps et biens

“sink or swim”

“marche ou crève”

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

1. sink (cause to submerge):

sink

plonger

2. sink (ruin):

sink

ruiner

3. sink MIN:

sink well

forer

4. sink SPORTS:

sink

battre (à plate couture)

5. sink (lower):

sink voice

réduire

Phrases:

to sink one's differences

dépasser ses différences

sink down VB intr

1. sink down (descend):

sink down aircraft

effectuer une descente

2. sink down (drop to the ground):

sink down

s'effondrer

3. sink down (sit):

sink down

s'asseoir

kitchen sink N

kitchen sink

évier m

Phrases:

everything but the kitchen sink

tout sauf les murs

sink unit N

sink unit

évier m encastré

sink back VB intr

1. sink back (lean back relaxedly):

sink back

s'affaler

2. sink back (return to bad habits):

to sink back into sth

replonger dans qc

I.sink in VB intr

1. sink in (go into surface):

sink in

s'enfoncer

2. sink in (be absorbed):

sink in liquid

pénétrer

3. sink in (be understood):

sink in

rentrer (dans la tête de qn)

II.sink in VB trans

1. sink in (force into sth):

to sink one's teeth in sth

planter ses crocs dans qc

2. sink in (invest):

to sink one's money in sth

placer son argent dans qc

Translations for sinking in the French»English Dictionary

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évier

sink

bloc-évier

sink unit

sombrer

to sink

sombrer au fond de la mer

to sink to the bottom of the sea

sombrer dans la folie

to sink into madness

sinking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sink to one's knees

tomber à genoux

to sink like a stone (through water)

couler à pic

to sink like a stone (through air)

tomber comme une pierre

everything but the kitchen sink

tout sauf les murs

to leave the sinking ship

abandonner le navire

to sink to the bottom of the sea

sombrer au fond de la mer

to sink one's fortune into sth

engloutir sa fortune dans qc

to sink into the snow/the quicksand

s'enfoncer dans la neige/les sables mouvants

to sink down in a liquid

s'enfoncer dans un liquide

to sink one's claws into sb's arm

planter ses griffes dans le bras à qn chat

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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.

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The balanced-flow equations do not contain either a force representing the sinking/buoyancy action or the vertical component of velocity.

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Ignorant of the trap, the pursuing creatures followed and were led right into the pit of sinking sand.

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

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Yet his intellectual pride prevented him sinking to the level of a mere tool.

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

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These measures are intended to prevent masonry being damaged during earthquakes or sinking into sodden ground.

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And that selfishness is what has gotten us into the terrible quagmire in which the world is sinking, almost irreversibly, unless something big happens.

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

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Despite the ships rapid sinking and time underwater she is nonetheless remarkably intact.

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