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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaffondamento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: affondaˈmento
"L'affondamento della nave è avvenuto in pochi minuti."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act or process of descending below the surface of a liquid, ground, or structure.
"The rapid sinking of the vessel prompted an immediate emergency evacuation."
- 1
Describing something that is going down, failing, or causing a downward sensation, particularly in morale or physical stability.
"She felt a sinking realization that she had left her passport at home."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'sincan', meaning to go down under water or descend, of Germanic origin. Related to Old High German 'sinkan' and Old Norse 'sökkva', evolving through Middle English to denote both physical descent and metaphorical decline.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sinking" is said worldwide
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coulage
Transliteration: kulaʒ
"Le coulage du navire a été rapide."
Sinken
Transliteration: zɪŋkən
"Das Sinken des Schiffes konnte nicht verhindert werden."
affondamento
Transliteration: affondaˈmento
"L'affondamento della nave è avvenuto in pochi minuti."
hundimiento
Transliteration: undimˈjento
"El hundimiento del barco fue inesperado."
afundamento
Transliteration: afundɐˈmẽtu
"O afundamento do navio surpreendeu a tripulação."
डूबना
Transliteration: dubna
"জাহাজ का डूबना एक त्रासदी थी।"
下沉
Transliteration: xiàchén
"这艘船的下沉非常迅速。"
침몰
Transliteration: chimmol
"배의 침몰 원인이 밝혀졌다."
沈没
Transliteration: chinbotsu
"船の沈没を防ぐことはできなかった。"
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