English–Spanish
“sinking” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/undiˈmjento/
Example
El hundimiento del barco fue rápido.
The sinking of the ship was quick.
How to say “sinking” in Spanish
“Sinking” in Spanish is hundimiento.
Figurative collapse of a situation or morale.
Example sentences with hundimiento
Tras el hundimiento de un edificio, se evacuaron las viviendas cercanas.
After the collapse of a building, nearby homes were evacuated.
Tips for using hundimiento
- Often appears with qualifiers like económico or anímico to signal financial or emotional collapse, so those collocates and the context distinguish a figurative hundimiento from a literal sinking.