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sink

verbbriathar
1. nauticalmuirí go below surface
2. nauticalmuirí be put below surface
3. into sth soft
4. dig sth
5. get lower
6. person, part of body
7. sun, moon, etc
8. worsen
9. into bad state
10. fail
11. hope, project, plan ,etc
12. spirits etc
13. in ill health
14. in value, amount
15. in behaviour
16. knife etc: push (into sth)
17. DIYDéan Féin É screws
18. invest money
19. golfgalf in hole
20. drink
nounAinmfhocal
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23. geologygeolaíocht
24. scienceeolaíocht carbon, energy, heat etc
PhrasesNathanna
Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha
 verbbriathar 1 also nauticalmuirí go below surface intransitiveneamhaistreachtéigh faoi uisce it sank to the bottom of the sea chuaigh sé go tóin poill the boat sank chuaigh an bád go tóin poill, chuaigh an bád faoisink without a tracesink without trace 2 nauticalmuirí be put below surface transitiveaistreachbáigh verb cmucuir go tóin poill cmu 3 into sth soft intransitiveneamhaistreach he sank to his knees in the bog chuaigh sé go glúine sa chaorán, chuaigh sé á bhá go dtí a dhá ghlúin sa phortach, bádh go glúine é sa phortach the wheels sank into the snow chuaigh na rothaí in abar sa sneachta, chuaigh na rothaí á mbá sa sneachta 4 dig sth transitiveaistreachtochail verb cmusuncáil verb cmu they dug a well shuncáil siad tobar 5 get lower intransitiveneamhaistreachtéigh síos cmutit verb cmu the water levels sank thit leibhéil an uisce the house is sinking tá an teach ag dul i dtalamh, tá an teach ag suncáil 6 person, part of body intransitiveneamhaistreachtit verb cmu he sank to the ground lig sé é féin anuas ar an talamh, síos leis ar an talamh I let my body sink into the bed scaoil mé siar sa leaba mé féin her legs sank under her d'imigh na cosa fúithi, lúb na hioscaidí fúithi to sink to your knees titim ar do ghlúine, dul síos ar do ghlúine to sink out of sight imeacht as amharc 7 sun, moon, etc intransitiveneamhaistreachtéigh faoi PhrV cmutéigh i bhfarraige the moon had sunk bhí an ghealach i ndiaidh dul i bhfarraige 8 worsen intransitiveneamhaistreachimigh chun an donaistit verb cmumeath verb cmu morale has sunk to an all-time low tá meanma na ndaoine imithe chun an donais ar fad, ní raibh meanma na ndaoine riamh chomh dona seo 9 into bad state intransitiveneamhaistreachtit verb cmu they sank into debt chuaigh siad go domhain i bhfiacha the poor man is sinking into decline tá an fear bocht ag meath go tréan he sank into the depths of despair thit sé isteach i nduibheagán éadóchais, bhuail taom millteanach éadóchais é she has sunk into insignificance níl iomrá ar bith anois uirthi, is beag le rá anois í 10 fail intransitiveneamhaistreachtit as a chéile cmutéigh faoi PhrV cmuteip ar PhrV cmu the firm sank theip glan ar an ngnólacht, thit an tóin as an ngnólacht, chuaigh an comhlacht go tóin poill she's sinking under the weight of it all tá an rud ar fad á cloíbe sunksink or swimsink without tracesink without a trace 11 hope, project, plan ,etc transitiveaistreachcuir ó chríchdeireadh a chur le cmubris verb cmu he sank the project chuir sé an tionscadal ó chrích 12 spirits etc intransitiveneamhaistreach my spirits were sinking bhí mé ag cailleadh mo mhisnigh 13 in ill health intransitiveneamhaistreachtéigh i ndonacht cmumeath verb cmu to be sinking bheith ag dul i laige, bheith ag éirí níos laige, bheith ag sleamhnú, bheith ag síothlú to sink into unconsciousness an mothú a chailleadh, titim i bhfanntais 14 in value, amount intransitiveneamhaistreachtit verb cmuísligh verb cmulaghdaigh verb cmu transitiveaistreachísligh verb cmulaghdaigh verb cmu 15 in behaviour intransitiveneamhaistreach don't sink to such bad language ná náirigh thú féin le droch-chaint den sórt sin can we sink any lower? an bhféadfaimis a bheith níos measa? 16 knife etc: push (into sth) transitiveaistreachsáigh verb cmubáigh verb cmu to sink a knife into sth scian a shá i rud, scian a bhá i rud 17 DIYDéan Féin É screws transitiveaistreachbáigh verb cmu 18 invest money transitiveaistreachcuir verb cmusuncáil verb cmu to sink money into sth airgead a shuncáil i rud 19 golfgalf in hole transitiveaistreach she sank two lovely putts d'aimsigh sí dhá amas galánta, shuncáil sí dhá amas gleoite 20 drink transitiveaistreachcaith siar cmuslog verb cmu nounAinmfhocal 21 (also nó kitchen sink)doirteal masc1 cmu 22 (also nó bathroom sink)doirteal masc1 cmubáisín masc4 cmu 23 geologygeolaíocht (also nó sinkhole)slogaide fem4 cmupoll slogaide cmu 24 scienceeolaíocht carbon, energy, heat etcslogaide fem4 cmu heat sink slogaide teasa PhrasesNathanna to be sunk informalneamhfhoirmeálta you're sunk, I fear tá do chosa nite, tá faitíos orm; tá do rás rite, tá eagla orm we're sunk tá deireadh linn, tá ár gcnaipe déanta to sink your differences they sank their differences d'fhág siad an t-achrann ina ndiaidh, lig siad an méid a tharla eatarthu chun dearmaid, chuir siad ar a gcúl ar tharla eatarthu to sink or swim it's a matter of sink or swim níl ann ach an bád a iomramh nó an bád a chailleadh she was left to sink or swim fágadh fúithi féin í, fágadh ar a conlán féin í to sink without trace (also nó to sink without a trace) 1 disappear, fail completely the scheme sank without trace theip glan ar an scéim, thit an tóin ar fad as an scéim 2 and so can't be found the ship sank without trace chuaigh an long go tóin poill agus ní bhfuarthas tásc ná tuairisc uirthi ó shin Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ sink in
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