sink

1. To move or be moved into something.

   (ergative, physical)To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.

   A stone sinks in water. The sun gradually sank in the west.

   sinken

   тону́тьtonútʹ, утону́тьutonútʹ, опуска́тьсяopuskátʹsja

   опуска́тисяopuskátysja, зни́жуватисяznýžuvatysja, па́датиpádaty

   descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

2. (physical, transitive)To (directly or indirectly) cause a vessel to sink, generally by making it no longer watertight.

   An iceberg sank the Titanic. British battleships sank the Bismarck.

   cause to sink

3. (physical, transitive)To push (something) into something.

   The joint will hold tighter if you sink a wood screw through both boards. The dog sank its teeth into the delivery man's leg.

   senken, versenken

   всади́тиvsadýty, вколо́тиvkolóty

4. (physical, transitive)To make by digging or delving.

   to sink a well in the ground

5. (physical, transitive)To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.

6. To diminish or be diminished.

   (figuratively, intransitive)To experience apprehension, disappointment, dread, or momentary depression.

7. (figuratively, transitive)To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.

   to sink one's reputation

   senken

   топи́тьtopítʹ, потопи́тьpotopítʹ

   затопи́тиzatopýty

8. (intransitive)To demean or lower oneself; to do something below one's status, standards, or morals.

9. (slang, transitive)To drink (especially something alcoholic).

10. (slang, transitive)To pay absolutely.

    I have sunk thousands of pounds into this project.

11. (intransitive)To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.

12. (intransitive)To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.

1. Would you put the dishes in the sink?

   Можеш поставити посуд до раковини? — deniko

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2. Tom often leaves dirty dishes in the sink.

   Том часто залишає брудний посуд у раковині. — mutternoise

   ruТом часто оставляет грязную посуду в раковине. — mutternoise

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3. I thought you were going to fix the sink.

   Я думав, що ти збираєшся полагодити раковину. — deniko

   ruЯ думал, вы собираетесь чинить раковину. — odexed

   deDu wolltest doch die Spüle reparieren. — Waldelfe

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4. The ship is sinking.

   Корабель тоне! — deniko

   ruКорабль тонет. — Biga

   deDas Schiff sinkt. — Wolf

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5. Our boat is sinking.

   Наш корабель тоне. — deniko

   ruНаш корабль тонет. — marafon

   deUnser Boot sinkt. — Luiaard

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