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The Finnish word for sink is
pesuallas





sink



Translations for sink and their definitions

pesuallas
     1. n. A sink (washbasin).
     2. n. A washbasin.


upota
     1. v. (intransitive) To sink (descend into liquid).
     2. v. (intransitive) To get stuck in, get bogged down in.
           Jalkani upposivat kuraan.
              My feet got stuck in mud.
     3. v. (intransitive) To bite.
           Saha upposi puuhun.
              The saw bit the wood.
     4. v. (intransitive) To go over, strike home, do its work on.
           Sinun vitsisi eivät oikein uppoa.
              Your jokes aren't going over that well.
           Pomon puhe upposi työntekijöihin.
              The boss's speech did its work on the workers.
     5. v. indicative present connegative of upottaa
     6. v. second-person singular imperative present of upottaa
     7. v. second-person singular imperative present connegative of upottaa


vajota
     1. v. (intransitive) To sink.


viemäri
     1. n. sewer


upottaa
     1. v. ~ (laiva, rahaa) = to sink (a boat, money)
     2. v. to flood
     3. v. to submerge, immerse
     4. v. ~ (kätensä + illative) to stick, dunk (one's hands into something)
     5. v. ~ (keihäs, puukko) = to plunge (a lance, knife)
     6. v. ~ (katseensa) = to drill/burn (one's eyes)
     7. v. ~ (surunsa) = to drown (one's sorrows)
     8. v. ~ (kaappi) = to build in, flush (a closet)
     9. v. ~ (naula, ruuvi, niitti) = to countersink (a nail, screw, rivet)
     10. v. to embed
     11. v. (computing) to insert
     12. v. ~ (kivi sormukseen) = to set, mount (a gem into a ring)


lämpönielu
     1. n. A heat sink.


nielu
     1. n. throat
     2. n. pharynx
     3. n. sink


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