| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| sink⇒ vi | (fall) | sjunka vitr |
| | A stone will sink in water. |
| | En sten kommer att sjunka i vatten. |
| sink vi | (ship, boat) | sjunka vitr |
| | The ship sank after hitting an iceberg. |
| | Skeppet sjönk efter att ha kolliderat med ett isberg. |
| sink vi | (prices, etc.: fall) | sjunka vitr |
| | | falla vitr |
| | | gå ner vitr partikel skj |
| | | dala vitr |
| | The price of gas sank to a new low. |
| | Priset på bensin sjönk till ett nytt bottenläge. |
| sink [sth]⇒ vtr | (ship, boat: cause to sink) | sänka vtr |
| | The torpedo sank the ship. |
| | Torpeden sjönk skeppet. |
| sink n | (basin in kitchen) (i kök) | diskho s |
| | (i kök) | vask, slask s |
| | (i badrum) | handfat s |
| | Just put the dirty dishes in the sink and I will clean them later. |
| | Lägg bara den smutsiga disken i diskhon så kan jag diska dem senare. |
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| sink n | (hand basin in bathroom) | handfat s |
| | When Ian brushes his teeth, he gets toothpaste all over the sink. |
| | När Ian borstar sina tänder får han tandkräm över hela handfatet. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| sink n | US, figurative (corrupt place) | håla, hål s |
| | | näste s |
| | | tillhåll s |
| | Stay out of that bar. It's a dirty, nasty sink. |
| sink n | (heat sink) | kylfläns s |
| | The computer needs another sink because it gets too hot. |
| sink n | (sink-hole) | slukhål, sjunkhål s |
| | (där vatten rinner ned) | sluka s |
| | The underground river caused a number of sinks in the land around there. |
| sink n | (physics) | sänka s |
| sink⇒ vi | figurative (fall: sun) | sjunka vitr partikel |
| | | gå ner vitr partikel |
| | | dala vitr |
| | It was beautiful to watch the sun sink over the horizon. |
| sink vi | figurative (heart: feel sad, disappointed) | sjunka vitr |
| | Her heart sank when she found out that he didn't like her. |
| sink vi | (dying person) | närma sig döden vbal uttr |
| | (under sjukdom) | bli sämre vtr + adj |
| | He sank away slowly, and finally died that night. |
| sink vi | (subside) | sjunka vitr |
| | | sänka sig vitr partikel |
| | The land will probably sink over time. |
| sink [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (cause to fail) | sänka vtr |
| | | skjuta i sank vbal uttr |
| | The stock market crash sank the company. |
| sink [sth] vtr | (dig) | gräva vtr |
| | The mine owner is sinking a new shaft over there. |
| | We plan to sink a well. |
| sink [sth] vtr | (engrave) | gravera vtr |
| | | inrista vtr |
| | The engraver sank the initials into the cup. |
| sink [sth] vtr | US, informal, figurative (lose: money) | förlora vtr |
| | (slang) | sänka vtr |
| | He sank ten thousand dollars, gambling last weekend. |
| sink [sth] vtr | US, informal, figurative (ignore, suppress) (ej säga, uttrycka) | förtiga vtr |
| | (hålla hemlig) | hemlighålla vtr |
| | (vard: ej säga, uttrycka) | hylla tyst om vbal uttr |
| | The government aide pressurised the newspaper to sink the story. |
| sink [sth] vtr | informal (golf: putt a ball) | sänka vtr |
| | He sank the putt on his first attempt. |
| sink [sth] vtr | informal (billiards: pocket a ball) | sänka vtr |
| | It was a difficult shot, but he sank the ball. |
| sink [sth] vtr | slang (alcohol: drink) (bildlig) | sänka vtr |
| | | dricka upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| sink [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (cause to penetrate) | sänka ner ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | sticka ner ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| | The gardener sank his shovel into the earth. |
| sink [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (push or thrust into) | sticka ner ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| | Sitting on the beach, Audrey sank her hands into the warm sand. |