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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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sombrer [sɔ̃bʀe] VB intr

1. sombrer (couler):

sombrer navire:
to sink

2. sombrer (s'engloutir):

sombrer dans personne: désespoir, folie, oubli, débauche, alcoolisme
to sink into
sombrer dans le ridicule
to lapse into the ridiculous
le pays/leur industrie est en train de sombrer
the country/their industry is going under
sombrer dans le chaos
to descend into chaos
sombrer dans le néant
to sink into oblivion
à l'horizon disparaître, sombrer
below the horizon
English
English
French
French
go under boat, ship:
couler, sombrer
founder ship:
sombrer (on sur)
to drink oneself into oblivion
boire jusqu'à sombrer dans le néant
to descend into alcoholism, crime
sombrer dans
to sink into a deep sleep/coma
sombrer dans un profond sommeil/dans le coma
to sink into country, person: anarchy, apathy
sombrer dans
to sink into celebrity: obscurity
sombrer dans
to go down by the bows
sombrer par l'avant

in the PONS Dictionary

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sombrer [sɔ̃bʀe] VB intr

1. sombrer (faire naufrage):

sombrer
to sink
sombrer au fond de la mer
to sink to the bottom of the sea

2. sombrer (se perdre) personne:

sombrer dans la folie
to sink into madness
English
English
French
French
founder
sombrer
to be engulfed by sth
sombrer dans qc
go under
sombrer
sink to the bottom
sombrer
to sink without trace
sombrer corps et biens
go down NAUT (sink)
sombrer
to slip into a coma
sombrer dans le coma
in the PONS Dictionary
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sombrer [so͂bʀe] VB intr

1. sombrer (faire naufrage):

sombrer
to sink
sombrer au fond de la mer
to sink to the bottom of the sea

2. sombrer personne:

sombrer dans la folie
to sink into madness
English
English
French
French
founder
sombrer
to be engulfed by sth
sombrer dans qc
go under
sombrer
go down NAUT (sink)
sombrer
sink to the bottom
sombrer
to slip into a coma
sombrer dans le coma
Présent
jesombre
tusombres
il/elle/onsombre
noussombrons
voussombrez
ils/ellessombrent
Imparfait
jesombrais
tusombrais
il/elle/onsombrait
noussombrions
voussombriez
ils/ellessombraient
Passé simple
jesombrai
tusombras
il/elle/onsombra
noussombrâmes
voussombrâtes
ils/ellessombrèrent
Futur simple
jesombrerai
tusombreras
il/elle/onsombrera
noussombrerons
voussombrerez
ils/ellessombreront
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sombrer au fond de la mer
to sink to the bottom of the sea
sombrer dans la folie
to sink into madness

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