Sinking in spanish
pronunciation: undimientoʊ part of speech: noun
sink2 = hundirse, zozobrar.
Example: The boat sank after passengers started a fire to attract attention when the boat's motor failed.more:
» enough to sink a (battle)ship = en abundancia, a montón(es), a mogollón(es), a patadas, (como) para parar un tren, a porrillo, de sobra, a reventar, por un tubo, a gogó, a raudales, para dar y regalar.
Example: The evening kicked off with drinks at the bar and enough food to sink a ship, so stomachs were lined for what lay ahead.» leave + Alguien + to sink or swim = dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda.
Example: This indexing system does not use vocabulary control, the input is straightforward, but the user may be left to sink or swim.» loose lips sink ships = en boca cerrada no entran moscas.
Example: If you do actually care about poor kids then this sort of unsubstantiated rumour is far more pernicious -- loose lips sink ships.» sink + capital = invertir capital.
Example: It was never normal for a printer to sink capital in a stock of paper sufficient for miscellaneous book-printing.» sink in = darse cuenta de, enterarse, percatarse. [Verbo irregular: pasado sank, participio sunk]
Example: The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.» sink into = sumirse en, sumergirse en, hundirse en. [Verbo irregular: pasado sank, participio sunk]
Example: This town library was in the latter part of the 17th century permitted to sink 'into careless guardianship and ultimate neglect' = A finales del siglo XVII no se hizo nada por evitar que esta biblioteca municipal se sumiese "en la negligencia y en el abandono total".» sink into + depression = hundirse en la miseria.
Example: This was a crushing blow to European economies, which were already sinking into depression.» sink into + desuetude = caer en desuso.
Example: It is clear now that after a time, with her marriage sinking into desuetude, Vivien entered into a sexual relationship with Russell.» sink into + oblivion = caer en desuso, caer en la oscuridad.
Example: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.» sink into + oblivion = hundirse en el olvido.
Example: Most of these books of travel were printed, though some of them sank into oblivion in manuscripts in the European archives and libraries.» sink into + obscurity = caer en la oscuridad.
Example: Some of them enjoy loyal followings within Russia while others briefly shone before sinking into obscurity.» sink into + poverty = hundirse en la miseria.
Example: The poorest layer of the population is predominantly black, although an increasing number of white households are rapidly sinking into poverty.» sink or swim = prosperar o fracasar.
Example: The learning programs themselves can influence whether e-learners sink or swim.» sink + Posesivo + teeth into = clavarle los dientes a, hincarle el diente a.
Example: So Carmilla lowered her head and slowly, slowly, like a lover's kiss, sank her teeth into Laura's neck.» sink + Posesivo + teeth into = hincarle el diente a, dedicarse de lleno a, meterse de lleno en.
Example: She was a teacher before she sank her teeth into writing.» sink under + its own weight = hundirse por su propio peso.
Example: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.» words + sink = palabras + penetrar.
Example: The words sank like a depth-charge into Jeanne Leforte's consciousness -- she was mortally pierced and her brain was in anarchy.sinking1 = hundimiento.
Example: The article 'The sinking of the ALA' describes the background to the ship, S.S. ALA named by the US government for the American Library Association (ALA) in recognition of the services rendered by the ALA to military personnel during World War I.more:
» sinking fund = fondo de amortización.
Example: One proposal would allow districts to use 'sinking-fund' taxes.sinking2 = decreciente, cada vez menor.
Example: It has not yet been decided what strategies libraries will use to face the crisis of rising personnel costs and sinking funds for book acquisitions.sinking3 = aprensivo.
Example: He was overcome by the sinking realization that he was going to have to work day and night to prepare something he could be proud of by next Friday.more:
» sinking feeling = sensación de intranquilidad, sensación de ansiedad, desazón, desasosiego, pesadumbre.
Example: Stage fright is not uncommon for new presenters, but even veterans may approach each presentation with a sinking feeling.sinking4 = que se está hundiendo, a pique.
Example: Other boats lay on their oars in the vicinity of the sinking ship, a few survivors being rescued from the water.