verb transitiu vaixell to sink to submerge , engulf clau, estaca to drive in edifici, etc to ruin , destroy , cause the collapse of pla to sink , ruin verb pronominal nàutica to sink a la sorra, fang to sink d’edifici to collapse , tumble down , fall down de terra to cave in , subside figuradament to be destroyed \ ruined , disappear , vanish