"sink" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

sink verbo

sink + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 24
sink the cruise industry • sink several ships • sink one's teeth • sink several vessels • sink a putt • ...
(1) industry, mine
Kolokacji: 2
3. sink a submarine = zatop okręt podwodny sink a submarine
  • The day before that, this same carrier group sank a Russian submarine, again by accident.
  • He was also responsible for sinking a British submarine.
  • If someone sinks a submarine in fairly shallow water, can it still be seen, detected by the satellites?
  • She returned home at war's end with a one battle star for her assistance in sinking a German submarine.
  • But if it were shown that he had really sunk a German submarine, then things were different.
  • Other than gunfire, the only way to sink a submarine was by ramming.
  • A direct hit by 1 or 2 Hedgehog bombs was usually sufficient to sink a submarine.
  • Dreadnought thus became the only battleship ever to sink a submarine.
  • Cymric did sink a submarine; unfortunately it was what we now term 'friendly fire'.
  • "Sinking a submarine to keep your booze cool makes perfect sense when you explain it that way."
4. sink a destroyer = zatop niszczyciel sink a destroyer
5. sink several warships = zatop kilka okrętów wojennych sink several warships
6. sink several cruisers = zatop kilka łodzi motorowych z kabiną sink several cruisers
7. sink a freighter = zatop frachtowiec sink a freighter
8. sink several carriers = zniszcz kilku przewoźników sink several carriers
10. sink several U-boats = zatapiać kilka U-boats sink several U-boats
(4) root, feeling
Kolokacji: 2
(5) millions, ton
Kolokacji: 2
verbo + sink
Kolokacji: 9
begin to sink • cause to sink • begin sinking • start to sink • seem to sink • ...
sink + preposición
Kolokacji: 52
sink into • sink down • sink off • sink below • sink beneath • ...
sink + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 51
sink low • sink slowly • sunk deep • sink further • finally sink • ...

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