synke

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. sige eller gli nedover;
   søkke (II, 1)to sink to settle or slide downwards;
   to sinksøkke (II, 1)
   • hjulene sank ned i søla the wheels sank into the mud
   • grumset synker til bunns the sediment settles at the bottom
   • synke dypt ned i sofaen to sink deep into the sofa
   • båten sprang lekk og sank the boat sprang a leak and went down
2. bli lavere to get lower
   • priser og lønninger sank prices and wages fell
   • nivået har sunket betraktelig the level has dropped considerably
   • temperaturen synker the temperature is falling
   • sangen steg og sank the singing rose and fell
   brukt som adjektiv: used as an adjective:

   • synkende temperaturer falling temperatures
3. sige sammen;
   falle (II, 1)to fall, segneto collapse to slump down;
   to fallfalle (II, 1), to collapsesegne
   • synke sammen to slump over
   • synke i kne to sink to one's knees
   • byggverket sank i grus the building collapsed into rubble
4. gli inn eller trenge seg dypt inn to slide in or force its way deep in
   • kniven sank inn i ryggen hans the knife sank into his back
5. fortape seg to lose oneself
   • synke i drømmer to drift off into dreams
6. fordøye (1)to digest to digestfordøye (1)
   • synke maten to digest one's food

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