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hundir

to sink

verb oon-DEER Less Common

Also means

to submerge

Usage Note

Hundir is used for physically sinking something (el barco se hundió) and figuratively for crushing or ruining (el escándalo hundió su carrera). The reflexive hundirse is especially common. The adjective hundido can mean physically sunken or emotionally devastated.

Examples

"La tormenta hundió el barco en minutos."

Natural Translation

The storm sank the ship in minutes.

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