| Principal Translations |
| hundir⇒ vtr | (sumergir, sumir, meter) | sink |
| | (formal) | submerge⇒ vtr |
| | (earth) | bury⇒ vtr |
| | (hand, foot) | dip⇒ vtr |
| | No se sabe con exactitud quién hundió al Bismarck. |
| | It is not known for sure who sank the Bismarck. |
| hundir vtr | (abollar, deformar) | cave in vtr phrasal sep |
| | | cause to sink down v expr |
| | El peso del camión está hundiendo un tramo de la carretera. |
| | The weight of the truck is caving in a stretch of the highway. |
| hundir vtr | (deprimir, entristecer) (figurative) | sink⇒ vtr |
| | (emphatic) | plunge⇒ vtr |
| | La muerte de su hijo ha hundido a los padres en la desolación. |
| | Their son's death has sunk the parents into despair. |
| hundir vtr | (derrotar, abatir) | beat⇒, defeat⇒ vtr |
| | (figurative) | sink⇒ vtr |
| | Hundieron a su rival con la nueva estrategia de juego. |
| | They beat (or: defeated) their opponent with the new game strategy. |
| hundir vtr | (llevar a la quiebra) (a business) | destroy⇒, ruin⇒ vtr |
| | (figurative) | sink⇒ vtr |
| | Su mala cabeza para los negocios hundirá a la empresa. |
| | His lack of business sense will destroy (or: ruin) the firm. |
| hundirse⇒ v prnl | (sumergirse, sumirse) | sink⇒ vi |
| | (temporary, formal) | submerge⇒ vi |
| | (temporary, informal) | go underwater vi + adv |
| | El Titanic se hundió en su primera travesía. |
| | The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage. |
| hundirse v prnl | (abollarse, deformarse) (metal) | dent⇒, crush⇒ vi |
| | | get dented, get crushed v expr |
| | La carrocería del coche se hundió por el impacto contra el muro. |
| | The car's bodywork was dented (or: crushed) by the impact against the wall. |
| hundirse v prnl | (abatirse, deprimirse) | get down in the dumps v expr |
| | | be down, be down in the dumps v expr |
| | | lose heart v expr |
| | | get depressed vi + adj |
| | Se hundió cuando sus sueños se frustraron. |
| | She got down in the dumps when her dreams were thwarted. |