- sumir
- v.1 to immerse, to sink, to submerge, to avalanche.2 to dent, to dimple, to dint, to make a dent in.* * *sumir► verbo transitivo1 (hundir) to sink, plunge, submerge2 figurado to plunge► verbo pronominal sumirse1 (hundirse) to sink2 figurado to immerse oneself (en, in), lose oneself (en, in)\FRASEOLOGÍAsumir a alguien en la duda figurado to plunge somebody into doubtsumir a alguien en la miseria figurado to plunge somebody into poverty* * *1. VT1) (=hundir) [gen] to sink, plunge; [mar, olas] to swallow up, suck down2) (=abismar) to plunge (en into)
el desastre lo sumió en la tristeza — the disaster filled him with sadness
3) And, Cono Sur, Méx (=abollar) to dent2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (sumergir)sumir algo/a alguien EN algo — en tristeza, desesperación to plunge something/somebody into something
lo sumió en un mar de dudas — it threw him into confusion
2) (Col, Méx) (abollar) to dent, make a dent in2.sumirse v pron1) (hundirse)sumirse EN algo — en sueño to sink into something; en tristeza to plunge into something; en pensamientos to become lost in something
2) (Col, Méx) (abollarse) to get dented* * *= immerse.Ex. The whole box was then immersed for about ten minutes in a pit of molten metal.----* sumirse = lapse.* sumirse en = sink into.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (sumergir)sumir algo/a alguien EN algo — en tristeza, desesperación to plunge something/somebody into something
lo sumió en un mar de dudas — it threw him into confusion
2) (Col, Méx) (abollar) to dent, make a dent in2.sumirse v pron1) (hundirse)sumirse EN algo — en sueño to sink into something; en tristeza to plunge into something; en pensamientos to become lost in something
2) (Col, Méx) (abollarse) to get dented* * *= immerse.Ex: The whole box was then immersed for about ten minutes in a pit of molten metal.
* sumirse = lapse.* sumirse en = sink into.* * *sumir [I1 ]vtA (sumergir) sumir algo/a algn EN algo to plunge sth/sb INTO sthsu muerte lo sumió en la más profunda desesperación her death plunged him into despairlo sumió en un mar de confusiones it threw him into a turmoil o confusionel artículo habrá sumido en angustia a muchos padres the article will have caused grave o deep concern to many parentsB (Col, Méx) (abollar) to dent, make a dent in■ sumirsev pronA (hundirse) sumirse EN algo to sink INTO sthse sumió en un profundo sueño she sank into a deep sleepse sume en sus pensamientos he becomes absorbed o gets lost in his thoughtsB (Col, Méx) (abollarse) to get dented* * *
sumir (conjugate sumir) verbo transitivo
1 (sumergir) sumir algo/a algn EN algo ‹en tristeza/desesperación› to plunge sth/sb into sth
2 (Col, Méx) (abollar) to dent, make a dent in
sumirse verbo pronominal
1 (hundirse) sumirse EN algo ‹en tristeza› to plunge into sth;
‹en pensamientos› to become lost in sth
2 (Col, Méx) (abollarse) to get dented
sumir verbo transitivo
1 (sumergir) to submerge, sink
2 figurado la noticia le sumió en la tristeza, the news plunged him into sadness
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English:
plunge
* * *sumir♦ vt1. [abismar]sumir a alguien en to plunge sb into;la noticia nos sumió en la desolación we were plunged into despair by the news;el vino lo sumió en un estado de somnolencia the wine left him feeling drowsy;sus declaraciones nos sumieron en la confusión his statement threw us into confusion2. [sumergir] to submerge3. [enterrar] to bury4. Méx Fam [hundir] to make a dent in;¡sume la panza! tuck that belly in!♦ See also the pronominal verb sumirse* * *sumirv/t figplunge, throw (en into)* * *sumir vtsumergir: to plunge, to immerse, to sink♦ sumirse vr
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.