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sink·ing [ˈsɪŋkɪŋ] ADJ. atrbv., inv.

1. sinking (not floating):

sinking

3. sinking atrbv. (declining):

sinking
sinking

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to leave the sinking ship

ˈsink·ing fund SUST. FIN.

sinking fund
sinking fund

sinking fund SUST. MERC. FIN.

Terminología especializada

I . sink [sɪŋk] SUST.

2. sink ingl. am. (washbasin):

Lavabo nt suizo

3. sink (cesspool):

5. sink GEOL.:

Senke f

6. sink TEL.:

7. sink fig. (place of vice):

Pfuhl m fig. veraltend elev.

II . sink <sank [or sunk], sunk> [sɪŋk] V. intr.

10. sink (decline in health):

to be sinking [fast]
Mrs Jones is sinking fast

11. sink (become hollow):

12. sink (become absorbed):

Bel·fast ˈsink SUST. ingl. brit.

ˈkitch·en-sink ADJ. atrbv., inv. ingl. brit., ingl. austr.

kitchen-sink play:

II . sink in V. trans.

1. sink in (force into):

2. sink in (invest):

sein Geld in etw acus. stecken coloq.

CO₃⁻sink SUST.

heat sink SUST.

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money sink SUST.

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money sink (unnoticed expenditures) sust. sing. coloq.
Geldfresser mpl coloq.
vermeidbare Kosten sust. pl.

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

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The balanced-flow equations do not contain either a force representing the sinking/buoyancy action or the vertical component of velocity.
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Sound: the thunk of meat hooks sinking into rotting blubber.
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The uplift seems to have been part of a regular cycle of megathrusts followed by gradual sinking.
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These measures are intended to prevent masonry being damaged during earthquakes or sinking into sodden ground.
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The artillery then had to be placed on board-and-bag platforms to avoid their loss by sinking into the morass.
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The ship was slowly sinking due to rainwater entering through her engine room vents and the main smokestack.
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The plan advocated for reservations and set aside sinking funds for the new inner city freeway system.
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Yet his intellectual pride prevented him sinking to the level of a mere tool.
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Offensive mines are placed in enemy waters, outside harbours and across important shipping routes with the aim of sinking both merchant and military vessels.
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The launch had witnessed the sinking of the jolly-boat, before losing contact with the two cutters and the long-boat.
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