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sink

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪŋk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɪŋk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(singk)

Inflections of 'sink' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

sink: v 3rd person singular

sinking: v pres p

sank: v past

sunk: v past (Nonstandard)

sunk: v past p

sunken: v past p (Rare)

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Synonyms
English Collocations

Traduções principais
Inglês	Português
sink⇒ vi	(fall)	afundar v int
A stone will sink in water.
Uma pedra afundará na água.
sink vi	(ship, boat) (navio)	naufragar v int
The ship sank after hitting an iceberg.
O navio naufragou após bater num iceberg.
sink vi	(prices, etc.: fall) (cair: preços, etc.)	cair, baixar v int
The price of gas sank to a new low.
O preço do gás caiu muito no mês passado.
sink [sth]⇒ vtr	(ship, boat: cause to sink) (um navio)	afundar vt
pôr a pique
The torpedo sank the ship.
O torpedo afundou o navio.
sink n	(basin in kitchen) (pia da cozinha, banheiro)	pia sf
Just put the dirty dishes in the sink and I will clean them later.
Coloque a louça na pia, que eu lavo depois.
sink n	(hand basin in bathroom)	pia sf
When Ian brushes his teeth, he gets toothpaste all over the sink.
Quando Ian escova os dentes, ele deixa pasta de dente pela pia toda.

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Traduções complementares
Inglês	Português
sink n	US, figurative (corrupt place)	antro sm
Stay out of that bar. It's a dirty, nasty sink.
Fique longe desse bar. É um antro sujo e nojento.
sink n	(heat sink)	dissipador de calor sm
The computer needs another sink because it gets too hot.
O computador precisa de outro dissipador de calor porque ele esquenta demais.
sink n	(sink-hole) (buraco de escoamento)	fossa sf
escoadouro sm
The underground river caused a number of sinks in the land around there.
O rio subterrâneo daqui criou várias fossas na terra.
sink n	(physics)	dissipador sm
sink⇒ vi	figurative (fall: sun) (sol)	pôr-se vp
cair v int
It was beautiful to watch the sun sink over the horizon.
Foi lindo ver o sol se pôr no horizonte.
sink vi	figurative (heart: feel sad, disappointed)	entristecer-se vt
ficar deprimido loc v
Her heart sank when she found out that he didn't like her.
Seu coração se entristeceu quando ela descobriu que ele não gostava dela.
sink vi	(dying person) (pessoa morrendo)	acabar-se vp
decair v int
He sank away slowly, and finally died that night.
Ele se acabou lentamente e finalmente morreu naquela noite.
sink vi	(subside)	ceder, afundar v int
The land will probably sink over time.
Provavelmente a terra vai ceder com o tempo.
sink [sth]⇒ vtr	figurative (cause to fail)	arruinar, afundar vt
The stock market crash sank the company.
O mercado de ações arruinou a companhia.
sink [sth] vtr	(dig)	cravar, perfurar, escavar vt
The mine owner is sinking a new shaft over there.
We plan to sink a well.
O dono da mina está cavando um novo poço ali. // Planejamos cavar um poço.
sink [sth] vtr	(engrave)	gravar, esculpir vt
The engraver sank the initials into the cup.
O gravurista esculpiu as iniciais na taça.
sink [sth] vtr	US, informal, figurative (lose: money) (dinheiro)	perder, gastar vt
He sank ten thousand dollars, gambling last weekend.
Ele perdeu milhares de dólares em jogo na semana passada.
sink [sth] vtr	US, informal, figurative (ignore, suppress)	esconder vt
fazer desaparecer loc v
The government aide pressurised the newspaper to sink the story.
A assistente do governo pressionou o jornal a esconder a história.
sink [sth] vtr	informal (golf: putt a ball) (golfe)	bater vt
dar uma tacada expres v
He sank the putt on his first attempt.
Ele deu a tacada na primeira tentativa.
sink [sth] vtr	informal (billiards: pocket a ball) (bilhar)	encaçapar vt
dar uma tacada expres v
It was a difficult shot, but he sank the ball.
Foi uma tacada difícil, mas ele encaçapou a bola.
sink [sth] vtr	slang (alcohol: drink) (bebida alcoólica)	beber vt
sink [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep	(cause to penetrate)	enfiar + em vt
The gardener sank his shovel into the earth.
sink [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep	(push or thrust into)	colocar em vt + prep
Sitting on the beach, Audrey sank her hands into the warm sand.

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Locuções verbais
Inglês	Português
sink back vi phrasal	(settle back, relax)	relaxar vt
She sank back into the chair, closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep.
sink down vi phrasal	(settle down)	afundar-se vp
(coloquial)	afundar v int
She sank down into the old armchair and let out a contented sigh.
sink in vi phrasal	(be absorbed)	abstrair-se vp
This lotion sinks in without leaving your skin feeling greasy.
sink in vi phrasal	figurative (be understood)	ser captada loc v
ser entendida loc v
ser assimilada loc v
ser absorvida lov v
He paused to allow the complex information to sink in.
sink into [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(be absorbed)	infiltrar-se vp
The rainwater sinks into the dry earth.
sink into [sth] vtr phrasal insep	figurative (be overwhelmed by: feeling, state) (ficar extasiado por: sentimentos, estado de espírito)	esbaldar-se vp
The widow sank into a state of grief.
The accident victim sank into a coma.
sink into [sth] vtr phrasal insep	figurative (get comfortable in) (estar confortável em)	relaxar vt
Wearily, the old man sank into his armchair.
sink [sth] into [sth], sink [sth] in [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(invest)	investir vt e int

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Formas compostas:
Inglês	Português
bathroom sink n	(washbasin)	pia do banheiro loc sf
The washer was broken so I washed my clothes in the bathroom sink.
carbon sink n	([sth]: absorbs carbon from air)	sumidouro de carbono loc sm
sequestro de carbono loc sm
floor sink n	(drain in flooring)	escoadouro de chão loc sm
A floor sink in the mud room is handy for rinsing mops.
heat sink n	([sth] that absorbs heat)	dissipador térmico sm
kitchen sink n	(basin in kitchen)	pia da cozinha loc sf
The dishes piled up in the kitchen sink.
kitchen sink realism n	UK, figurative (depiction of working-class life) (figurado)	descrição de circunstâncias corriqueiras da vida
sink or swim v expr	figurative (fail or succeed) (figurado)	tudo ou nada expres
It's sink or swim with this final exam.
sink to a whisper v expr	(voice: become quiet)	virar um sussurro loc v
John's voice sank to a whisper as he told the scary story.
sink your teeth into [sth] v expr	(bite)	afundar os dentes expres v
morder vt
The vampire sank his teeth into her soft neck.
sink your teeth into [sth] v expr	figurative (do with enthusiasm) (figurado)	mergulhar de cabeça expres v
I'd like an acting role I can really sink my teeth into.