sink

couler, s'enfoncer

Descendre dans l’eau ou une autre matière molle, ou y faire descendre quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To move down into water or another soft substance, or make something do this.

• The stone sank quickly.
• Our feet were sinking into the mud.
• Will this boat sink if more water gets in?

Comment l'utiliser : sink into something (My boots sank into the wet sand.); sink to something (The stone sank to the bottom of the pond.)

Synonymes : submerge, go down

Contraires : float, rise

Expressions courantes : sink into mud, sink to the bottom, sink below something

couler

Faire disparaître un bateau sous l’eau, généralement en l’endommageant.

En anglais simple : To make a boat or ship go under the water, usually by damaging it.

• The explosion sank the boat.
• A submarine sank two enemy ships.
• Could one missile sink such a large vessel?

Synonymes : send to the bottom

Expressions courantes : sink a ship, sink a boat, sink enemy vessels

investir, engloutir

Mettre beaucoup d’argent dans quelque chose, souvent sans pouvoir le récupérer.

En anglais simple : To put a large amount of money into something, often without being able to get it back.

• He sank his savings into the business.
• We've sunk thousands into repairs already.
• Why sink more money into a failing project?

Comment l'utiliser : sink money into something (They sank all their savings into the restaurant.)

Synonymes : invest, pour

Expressions courantes : sink money into something, sink savings into something

évier, lavabo

Bac fixe de cuisine ou de salle de bains, avec robinet et évacuation, servant à laver.

En anglais simple : A bowl fixed in a kitchen or bathroom, with taps and a drain, for washing things.

• The dishes are in the sink.
• He washed his hands at the bathroom sink.
• Our kitchen sink is blocked again.

Synonymes : basin, washbasin

Expressions courantes : kitchen sink, bathroom sink, sink drain, sink full of something

dissipateur

Dispositif qui évacue la chaleur ou l’énergie d’une autre pièce, généralement pour la refroidir.

En anglais simple : A device that takes heat or energy away from another part, often to keep it cool.

• The chip needs a heat sink.
• A metal sink carries heat away from the circuit.
• The fan helps cool the processor's heat sink.

Expressions courantes : heat sink, energy sink, metal sink

descente

Mouvement vers le bas, notamment la perte d’altitude d’un avion ou la vitesse de cette perte.

En anglais simple : Movement downwards, especially the speed at which an aircraft loses height.

• The pilot reduced the sink rate.
• Excessive sink made the landing rough.
• This glider has a low rate of sink.

Synonymes : descent

Contraires : ascent

Expressions courantes : sink rate, excessive sink, rate of sink