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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfregadero
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fregadero
"Deja los platos sucios en el fregadero."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A fixed basin in a kitchen or bathroom used for washing dishes, hands, etc.
"He washed the dirty plates in the kitchen sink."
- 1
Go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid.
"The ship began to sink after hitting an iceberg."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English sincan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zinken and German sinken.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "sink" is said worldwide
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évier
Transliteration: evier
"La vaisselle sale est dans l'évier."
Spülbecken
Transliteration: Spuelbecken
"Das Geschirr steht im Spülbecken."
lavandino
Transliteration: lavandino
"Ho lavato le tazze nel lavandino."
fregadero
Transliteration: fregadero
"Deja los platos sucios en el fregadero."
pia
Transliteration: pia
"Lavei a louça na pia da cozinha."
सिंक
Transliteration: sink
"बर्तन सिंक में रखे हैं।"
水槽
Transliteration: shuǐcáo
"把盘子放在水槽里。"
싱크대
Transliteration: singkeudae
"설거지할 그릇이 싱크대에 있어요."
シンク
Transliteration: shinku
"汚れた食器をシンクに置いた。"
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