sombrer
Meanings
Verb
1. to sink (intransitive, literary, of a vessel)
2. to sink (+dans; into) (intransitive, literary, figuratively)
3. to whittle away (disappear) (figuratively, intransitive)
Examples21
sombrer dans l'alcoolisme
sink into [the pit of] alcoholism
Le bateau sombra en un instant.
The boat sank in a flash.
Les deux bateaux sombrèrent immédiatement.
The two ships went down at once.
J'ai vu le navire sombrer en mer.
I saw the ship sink in the sea.
Cet enfant a sombré dans un profond sommeil.
That child fell into a profound sleep.
Je sombre dans le sommeil.
I'm falling asleep.