verb🔗ShareHundirse, sumergirse(heading, physical) To move or be moved into something."The child was sinking his toes into the warm sand at the beach. "El niño estaba hundiendo los dedos de los pies en la arena caliente de la playa.actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDisminuir, decaer(heading, social) To diminish or be diminished."Her confidence was sinking after failing the exam. "Su confianza estaba decayendo después de suspender el examen.attitudesocietybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOcultar y apropiarseTo conceal and appropriate."The accountant was caught sinking money from the company by creating fake invoices. "El contable fue sorprendido ocultando y apropiándose de dinero de la empresa mediante la creación de facturas falsas.businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOcultar, suprimir, ignorarTo keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore."She was clearly upset, but she was sinking her feelings to avoid a fight. "Estaba claramente molesta, pero estaba suprimiendo sus sentimientos para evitar una pelea.attitudemindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePagar, abonarTo pay absolutely."I have sunk thousands of pounds into this project."He pagado miles de libras en este proyecto.businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaldar, amortizarTo reduce or extinguish by payment."to sink the national debt"saldar la deuda nacionalbusinessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeprimirse, hundirseTo be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength."After failing the exam, Maria felt like she was sinking into despair. "Después de suspender el examen, María sintió que se hundía en la desesperación.mindemotionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHundirse, disminuirTo decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height."After a long dry summer, the water level in the lake was noticeably sinking. "Después de un largo verano seco, el nivel del agua en el lago estaba disminuyendo notablemente.environmentgeographynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl hundimientoThe process by which something sinks."I witnessed the sinking of my ship from the shore."Presencié el hundimiento de mi barco desde la orilla.nauticalphysicsenvironmentdisasteroceansailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading