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    S'enfonça (en. Sank)

    /sɑ̃.fɔ̃.ʃa/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To enter or descend into something in a way that one is sunk.
    He sank into the snow up to his knees.
    Il s'enfonça dans la neige jusqu'aux genoux.
    To drown or be engulfed in a problem or difficult situation.
    She sank into increasingly significant debts.
    Elle s'enfonça dans des dettes de plus en plus importantes.
    To fall into a negative or depressed state of mind.
    He sank into melancholy after the separation.
    Il s'enfonça dans la mélancolie après la séparation.

    Etymology

    From the pronominal verb s'enfoncer, composed of 'en' and 'foncer'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    sink into the darkness
    To plunge into darkness or a desperate situation.
    s'enfoncer dans le noir
    sink into a hole
    To find oneself in a difficult situation with no way out.
    s'enfoncer dans un trou
    sink in a figurative sense
    To lose hope or fall into depression.
    s'enfoncer au sens figuré

    Related Words

    enfoncer
    To make something fall or push it inside another.
    enfoncer
    foncer
    To go quickly, to move with force.
    foncer

    Slang Meanings

    To fall into a bad situation.
    He really sank himself this time.
    Il s'est vraiment enfoncé cette fois.
    To be unable to get out of a difficulty.
    She is sinking into her problems without finding a solution.
    Elle s'enfonce dans ses problèmes sans trouver de solution.