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The German word for sink is
Spülbecken





sink

Gender

The gender of Spülbecken is neuter. E.g. das Spülbecken.

German Definition


sink
     Verb:
     [1] (in einer Flüssigkeit) sich langsam zum Boden herunterbewegen; sinken, untergehen, versinken
          [1] I had a paddleboat for ten years. Last year, however, it sank.
            Ich hatte zehn Jahre lang ein Paddelboot. Letztes Jahr ist es jedoch gesunken.
     Substantiv:
     [1] das Waschbecken, Spülbecken, Abwaschbecken
     [2] Abfallgrube
     [3] Abwasserkanal
     [4] Senke, Bodensenke



Translations for sink and their definitions

sinken
     v. to sink; to submerge; to set; to fall from the sky
          Die Sonne ist gesunken. - The sun has set.
     v. to fall; to drop; to decline



senken
     v. to lower


Abfluss
     n. drain; plughole (especially in the bathroom, also toilet)
     n. outlet


Senke
     n-f. well, depression, basin, valley
     n-f. sink
     v. first-person singular present of senken
     v. first-person singular subjunctive of senken
     v. third-person singular subjunctive of senken
     v. singular imperative of senken


Versenken
     n. gerund of versenken
     v. to sink (to cause to sink, e.g. a ship)
     v. (pocket billiards) to down (to pot a ball)
     v. (technichal) to countersink, counterbore


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