| Traduções principais |
| 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. |
| Traduções complementares |
| 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. |
Locuções verbais
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| 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 |