Translation of “sinking” to Spanish

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Dictionary: "sinking" - translations and examples

sinking [ˈsɪŋkɪŋ] noun

el hundimiento m (action)

Between 1,490 and 1,635 people died in the sinking of the Titanic.

Murieron entre 1.490 y 1.635 personas en el hundimiento del Titanic.

sink [sɪŋk] verb Conjugation

sank / sunk / sinking / sinks

hundir (ship)

She swims, but does not sink.

Ella nada pero no se hunde.

hundirse

The sun is about to sink.

El sol está a punto de hundirse.

bajar (figures, prices, value)

We saw the sun sink below the horizon.

Vimos al sol hundirse bajo el horizonte.

cavar (hole, shaft, tunnel)

olvidar (forget)

invertir (invest)

soplar (drink)

meter (snooker, golf)

ponerse (sun, moon)

descender (water, level)

venirse abajo (hopes etc)

dejarse caer (person)

other translations 9

hide

Collocations with "sinking" (1)

sinking fund

"sinking": synonyms

sinking:: descending dipping plunging settling submerging

sink:: descend plummet plunge settle subside

Exemples with "sinking"

They abandoned the sinking ship. Ellos abandonaron el barco que se hundía.

Between 1,490 and 1,635 people died in the sinking of the Titanic. Murieron entre 1.490 y 1.635 personas en el hundimiento del Titanic.

Wood floats, but iron sinks. La madera flota, pero el hierro se hunde.

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.

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