"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
4. sink a destroyer = zatop niszczyciel sink a destroyer
5. sink several warships = zatop kilka okrętów wojennych sink several warships
  • His motivation was that one day his vessels might sink British warships.
  • She also sank 4 auxiliary warships and damaged a destroyer.
  • U-73 carried out 15 patrols between early 1941 and late 1943, sinking eight ships and four warships.
  • Their wartime role was to sink German warships.
  • By the end of the initial campaign the U-boats had sunk nine warships while losing five of their own number.
  • The S-56 carried out 8 war patrols sinking two transports and two warships.
  • Dionysius himself however, continued fighting the Persians sinking three warships before being forced to retreat during the final hours of the battle.
  • With some external help from the naval base the group succeeded in destroying three German airplanes and sinking three small warships.
  • Charleston was hit by a large tornado in 1761, which temporarily emptied the Ashley River, and sank five offshore warships.
  • U-625 completed nine patrols, torpedoed three merchant ships, and sank two auxiliary warships with mines.
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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