sink

• Nom désignant un équipement sanitaire fixe, généralement dans une cuisine ou une salle de bains, relié à l'arrivée d'eau et à l'évacuation, servant à se laver les mains, la vaisselle ou d'autres objets.

A noun referring to a fixed basin, typically in a kitchen or bathroom, connected to a water supply and drainage system, used for washing hands, dishes, or other items.

1. Kitchen or bathroom fixtureA1formal

   A basin with a drain and usually running water, used for washing hands, dishes, or food.

   évier

   • She washed the dishes in the kitchen sink.
   • He left the tap running in the bathroom sink.
   • The plumber fixed the leak under the sink.

   Synonymesbasinlavatorywashbasinwashbowl

2. Place of corruption or viceC1formal

   A place or situation regarded as a center of corruption, crime, or immorality.

   Repaire de corruption

   • The city was described as a sink of iniquity.
   • That neighborhood is a sink of crime and poverty.
   • The club was known as a sink of vice.

   Synonymescesspooldenholepitsewersty

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de descendre ou de se déplacer vers le bas, en particulier sous la surface d'un liquide, ou pour désigner le fait de faire couler quelque chose.

A verb used to indicate the act of descending or moving downward, especially below the surface of a liquid, or to cause something to do so.

verbe irrégulier

1. Go down below surfaceA2formal

   To go down below the surface of a liquid or soft substance.

   Couler / s'enfoncer sous la surface

   • The ship began to sink after hitting the iceberg.
   • He watched the stone sink to the bottom of the lake.
   • The heavy rain caused the ground to sink in places.

   Synonymesdipgo underplungesettlesubmerge

   Antonymesfloatrisesurface

2. Decrease or declineB1formal

   To move to a lower level or position; to decrease in value, amount, or strength.

   baisser

   • The sun sank below the horizon.
   • Her spirits sank when she heard the bad news.
   • The stock market sank sharply after the announcement.

   Synonymesdeclinedecreasediminishdropdwindlefallplungeslump

   Antonymesascendclimbincreaserisesoarsurge

3. B2informal

   To gradually become worse or fail.

   décliner, sombrer

   • The company sank into debt after the failed merger.
   • He sank into a deep depression after losing his job.
   • The project sank due to lack of funding.

   Synonymescollapsedeclinedegeneratedeterioratefailfoundergo underslideslipworsen

   Antonymesflourishimproverecoverrisesucceed

Variantes phrasalsink in