sombrer

Definitions of sombrer
  1. verb
    cause to sink
    synonyms: s'enfoncer
    couler
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
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    types:
    déposer
    cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
    type of:
    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  2. verb
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
    synonyms: couler
    s'enfoncer
    cause to sink
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    antonyms:
    flotter
    be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
    types:
    couler, s'enfoncer
    sink down or precipitate
    couler
    sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
    faire un plongeon, plonger
    plunge into water
    type of:
    chuter, descendre, tomber
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  3. verb
    pass into a specified state or condition
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    type of:
    bouger
    go or proceed from one point to another
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