English–Dutch dictionary
Dutch translation of the English word sink or swim
| English | Dutch (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (bore; broach; strike; tap) | boratingi | |
| (sag) | ||
🔗 The sun sank into the clouds. | ||
| (scupper) | doen zinken ; | sinkigi |
🔗 In the space of two hours half of the overloaded ships of Lyonesse and Dascinet were either sunk or broken on the rocks, with a loss of two thousand men. | ||
| ; | ||
| (descend; go down; drop; lower oneself) | ; ; ; | |
| (drown) | ; | |
🔗 The ponds and streams of the Riverwood, beyond the last farms of Edmond’s Field, were where he had learned to swim. | ||
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| sink or swim | ⇆ het is erop of eronder; ⇆ pompen of verzuipen |
| sink | ⇆ aanboren; ⇆ achteruitgaan; ⇆ afnemen; ⇆ bezinken; ⇆ bezwijken; ⇆ boren; ⇆ dalen; ⇆ doen zinken; ⇆ gootsteen; ⇆ graven; ⇆ graveren; ⇆ in de grond boren; ⇆ laten dalen; ⇆ laten hagen; ⇆ laten zakken; ⇆ neerlaten; ⇆ neerzinken; ⇆ te gronde gaan; ⇆ tot zinken brengen; ⇆ vallen; ⇆ verflauwen; ⇆ verzakken; ⇆ verzinken; ⇆ zakken; ⇆ zinken; ⇆ óndergaan |
| swim | ⇆ afzwemmen; ⇆ draaien; ⇆ drijven; ⇆ duizelen; ⇆ overzwemmen; ⇆ zwemmen |