English-Italian translations for sinking

• naufragio
  Nessuno in Europa ha dimenticato la tragedia provocata dal naufragio della petroliera . . The disaster caused by the sinking of the oil tanker is still fresh in the minds of all Europeans.
  Dobbiamo però ricordare che i danni causati dal naufragio della sono stimati, come minimo, a 5 miliardi di euro. However, we cannot ignore the fact that the damage caused by the sinking of the is estimated at a minimum of EUR 5 billion.
  Esso risponde alle preoccupazioni sorte in seguito al naufragio della petroliera Erika a largo delle coste francesi. It addresses the concerns that followed the sinking of the Erika oil tanker off the French coast.

Definition of sinking

• The process by which something sinks

Examples

• I witnessed the sinking of my ship from the shore.

Related words

• countersinking
• sinking ship
• shaft sinking
• the rats are deserting the sinking ship
• the rats are leaving the sinking ship
• get a sinking feeling