Usage examples of "sinks" in English with translation to Spanish

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Wood floats, but iron sinks. La madera flota, pero el hierro se hunde.
They abandoned the sinking ship. Ellos abandonaron el barco que se hundía.
Would you put the dishes in the sink? ¿Podrías poner los platos en el fregadero?
The sun is about to sink. El sol está a punto de hundirse.
We saw the sun sink below the horizon. Vimos al sol hundirse bajo el horizonte.
The boat sank to the bottom. El barco se hundió hasta el fondo.
There was a half-eaten apple near the kitchen sink. Había una manzana a medio comer cerca del fregadero.
The ship set sail only to sink two days later. La nave zarpó sólo para hundirse dos días más tarde.
The boat sank in a flash. El barco se hundió en seguida.
The plumber used many different tools to fix our sink. El fontanero usó muchas herramientas diferentes para arreglar nuestro fregadero.
She swims, but does not sink. Ella nada pero no se hunde.
The washing-up machine at home was regarded as a rival to the worker at the kitchen sink. El lavaplatos de casa fue considerado una amenaza por el encargado del fregadero.
The ship's going to sink! ¡El barco se va a hundir!
I haven't had time to do the dishes for two days; they are in a pile in the kitchen sink. No he tenido tiempo para lavar los platos por dos días; están apilados en el fregadero.
The boat sunk and everyone died. El barco se hundió y todos murieron.
It is clear that the ship sank. Queda claro que la nave se hundió.
He can't swim, he will sink! ¡Él no sabe nadar, se hundirá!
The Titanic sunk on its maiden voyage. El Titanic se hundió en su primer viaje.
The boat sank to the bottom of the lake. La barca se hundió hasta el fondo del lago.
A hundred years have passed since the Titanic sank. Se cumplen cien años desde que el Titanic se hundió.
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