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The French word for sink is
évier





sink

Gender

The gender of évier is masculine. E.g. un évier.

Plural

The plural of évier is éviers.

French Definition


sink
     1. n. Évier.
           There are dirty dishes in the sink. — Il y a de la vaisselle sale dans l'évier.
     2. n. (Traitement du signal) (Science des matériaux) Puits.
     3. v. Couler, sombrer (en parlant d'un navire).
     4. v. (Populaire) Se noyer.
     5. v. (Figuré) S'abaisser, baisser, diminuer.
     6. v. Forer (un puits), rencontrer, toucher.



Translations for sink and their definitions

évier
     1. n-m. sink, basin


couler
     1. v. to sink
     2. v. to cast (metal); to pour (liquid)
     3. v. to sink
           Le bateau de croisière MV Explorer a commencé à couler après avoir heurté un iceberg.
     4. v. to flow, to run; to slip, to skid
     5. v. to shed (i.e. shed blood)
     6. v. to go bankrupt
     7. v. to fail, flunk (a course, test, etc.)


sombrer
     1. v. to sink
     2. v. to sink (+dans; into)
           sombrer dans l'alcoolisme - sink into the pit of alcoholism
     3. v. (figuratively, intransitive) to whittle away (disappear)


s'enfoncer


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