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sink [sank, sunk, sinking, sinks] (cause (ship, etc) to sink) verb [UK: sɪŋk] [US: ˈsɪŋk] | couler◼◼◼verbe |
sink [sank, sunk, sinking, sinks] (descend into liquid, etc) verb [UK: sɪŋk] [US: ˈsɪŋk] | couler◼◼◼verbeThe boat is sinking. = La bateau coule. s'enfoncer◼◼◻verbe |
sink [sinks] (basin) noun [UK: sɪŋk] [US: ˈsɪŋk] | évier◼◼◼nom {m}The sink is broken. = L'évier est cassé. lavabo◼◼◼nom {m}The bathroom sink is plugged. = Le lavabo de la salle de bain est bouché. |
sink or swim (to fail or succeed, on a project attempted) verb [UK: sɪŋk ɔː(r) swɪm] [US: ˈsɪŋk ɔːr ˈswɪm] | |
sinkable adjective [UK: ˈsɪŋk.əb.l̩] [US: ˈsɪŋk.əb.l̩] | submersibleadjectif |
sinker [sinkers] (weight used in fishing) noun [UK: ˈsɪŋkə(r)] [US: ˈsɪŋkər] | plomb◼◼◼nom {m} |
sinkhole [sinkholes] (geology: hole formed in soluble rock) noun [UK: ˈsɪŋkˌhol] [US: ˈsɪŋkˌhol] | gouffre◼◼◼nom {m} doline◼◼◼nom {f} |
sinking (The instance of a ship foundering and disappearing underwater. ) noun [UK: ˈsɪŋkɪŋ] [US: ˈsɪŋkɪŋ] | naufrage◼◼◼nom {m}They fled the doomed company like rats deserting a sinking ship. = Ils ont fui la compagnie vouée à la ruine comme des rats désertant un navire en naufrage. |
countersink [countersinks] (a conical recess machined around a hole) noun [UK: ˈkaʊn.tə.sɪŋk] [US: ˈkaʊn.tə.sɪŋk] | fraisurenom |
everything but the kitchen sink (Almost everything, whether needed or not) noun | |
heat sink (material capable of absorbing heat) noun | dissipateur thermique◼◼◼nom |
Helsinki (the capital city of Finland) proper noun [UK: ˈhel.sɪŋk.i] [US: ˈhel.sɪŋk.i] | Helsinki◼◼◼nom propre |
kitchen sink ((idiomatic) miscellany or miscellaneous item) noun | n'importe quoi [item]◼◼◼nom {m} fourre-tout [miscellany]◼◼◻nom {m} bric-à-brac [miscellany]nom {m} pot-pourri [miscellany]nom {m} tout-venant [item]nom {m} |
loose lips sink ships (saying too much or releasing confidential information can have dangerous consequences) phrase | bateaux coulés◼◼◼phrase propos inconsidérés◼◼◼phrase |
unsinkable (of a ship: that cannot be sunk) adjective [UK: ʌn.ˈsɪŋk.əb.l̩] [US: ʌn.ˈsɪŋk.əb.l̩] | insubmersible◼◼◼adjectifNo ship is unsinkable. = Aucun navire n'est insubmersible. |