sump
US /sʌmp/
UK /sʌmp/
1.
cárter, sumidero, foso
a pit or hollow in which liquid collects, especially one in the floor of a workshop into which waste oil and water drain.
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The mechanic drained the oil into the sump.
El mecánico drenó el aceite en el cárter.
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Water collected in the basement sump after the heavy rain.
El agua se acumuló en el sumidero del sótano después de la fuerte lluvia.