| VERBO | contact | hundirse, sumergirse, sumergir, sumir | thrust or throw into |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | hundirse, establecerse, ir abajo, naufragar, sumergirse, sumirse | go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" | |
| motion | hundirse, caer en picado, desplomarse, sumergirse, zambullirse | drop steeply | |
| motion | hundirse, caerse, caer, dejar caer, hundir, sumirse | fall or descend to a lower place or level | |
| motion | hundirse, adentrarse, sumirse | descend into or as if into some soft substance or place | |
| social | hundirse, caer de plano, derrumbarse, fracasar, irse a pique, malograrse, zozobrar | fail utterly | |
| motion | hundirse, irse a pique | sink below the surface | |
| change | hundirse, caer, descender | go down momentarily | |
| motion | hundirse | fall or sink heavily |
| Sentido | thrust or throw into. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinónimos | sumergirse, sumergir, sumir | |
| Implicado por | cucharear | scoop up or take up with a spoon |
| Específico | bañar, empapar, meter en agua, mojar, poner en remojo, remojar, rociar, sumergir, zambullir | immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate |
| clavarse | plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh | |
| empaparse, mojarse, pringarse, remojarse | submerge in a liquid / liquid | |
| mojar, remojar | dip into a liquid / liquid while eating | |
| General | adentrarse, penetrar, profundizar | Pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance |
| Inglés | immerse, plunge | |
| Catalán | enfonsar-se, enfonsar, submergir-se, submergir, sumir | |
| Nombres | bus, buzo, saltador | someone who dives (into water) |
| chapuzón, zambullida | A brief swim in water | |
| sopapa | hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber / rubber suction cup at one end | |
| émbolo, piston, pistón | mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion | |
| Sentido | go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned". | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinónimos | establecerse, ir abajo, naufragar, sumergirse, sumirse | |
| Causado por | hundir, sumergir, sumir | Cause to sink |
| Específico | hundirse, irse a pique | sink below the surface |
| posarse, se desploma | sink down or precipitate | |
| sumergirse, sumergir | sink below the surface | |
| General | bajar, caer, descender | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
| También | acudir, desplazarse, ir, moverse, mover, viajar | change location |
| filtrarse | Pass through | |
| Contrario | flotar, nadar | Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom |
| Similar | hundir, sumergir, sumir | Cause to sink |
| Inglés | sink, settle, go down, go under | |
| Catalán | enfonsar-se, esfondrar, naufragar, submergir-se, sumir-se | |
| Nombres | hundimiento | A descent as through liquid / liquid (especially through water) |
| Sentido | Drop steeply. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinónimos | caer en picado, desplomarse, sumergirse, zambullirse | |
| Específico | desaparecer, eludir, esquivar | submerge or plunge / plunge suddenly |
| realizar un picado | make a power dive | |
| sumergirse rápidamente | descend steeply and rapidly | |
| General | bajar, caer, descender | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
| Similar | botar, desplomarse, precipitarse | fall abruptly |
| Inglés | dive, plunge, plunk | |
| Catalán | cabussar-se, capbussar-se, enfonsar-se, submergir-se | |
| Nombres | salto, zambullida | A steep and rapid fall |
| Sentido | fall or descend to a lower place or level. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinónimos | caerse, caer, dejar caer, hundir, sumirse | |
| Específico | combarse | droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness |
| combarse | Cause to sag | |
| General | cambiar de postura | Undergo a change in bodily posture |
| Similar | largar | Let fall to the ground |
| Inglés | sink, drop, drop down | |
| Catalán | caure's, enfonsar-se, enfonsar, ensorrar-se, esfondrar, sumir-se | |
| Nombres | bambalina | A curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies |
| Sentido | descend into or as if into some soft substance or place. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinónimos | adentrarse, sumirse | |
| General | bajar, caer, descender | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
| Inglés | sink, subside | |
| Catalán | apregonar-se, endinsar-se, enfonsar-se, ensorrar-se, sumir-se, tirar-se de cap | |
| Sentido | fail utterly; collapse. | |
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| Sinónimos | caer de plano, derrumbarse, fracasar, irse a pique, malograrse, zozobrar | |
| General | fallar, fracasar, zozobrar | Be unsuccessful |
| También | caer | Pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind |
| Inglés | fall through, fall flat, founder, flop | |
| Nombres | descalabro, fiasco | A complete failure |
| Sentido | sink below the surface. | |
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| Sinónimo | irse a pique | |
| General | establecerse, hundirse, ir abajo, naufragar, sumergirse, sumirse | go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" |
| Inglés | founder | |
| Sentido | go down momentarily. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinónimos | caer, descender | |
| General | declinar, disminuir, mermar | Grow smaller |
| Inglés | dip | |
| Catalán | caure, davallar | |
| Nombres | depresión | A depression in an otherwise level surface |
| Sentido | fall or sink heavily. | |
|---|---|---|
| General | caer, ceder, colapsar, derrumbarse, desplomarse, desplomar, irse a pique, romperse | break down, literally or metaphorically |
| También | deslizarse, deslizar, resbalarse, resbalar | To pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly |
| Inglés | slump, slide down, sink | |
| Catalán | fondre's | |
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