dunk

US /dʌŋk/
UK /dʌŋk/
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1.

molhar, mergulhar

to dip a biscuit, piece of bread, etc., into a drink or liquid food before eating it

:
She likes to dunk her cookies in milk.
Ela gosta de molhar seus biscoitos no leite.
He dunked his bread into the soup.
Ele molhou o pão na sopa.
2.

mergulhar, afundar

to push or throw (something) into water or other liquid

:
He accidentally dunked his phone in the toilet.
Ele acidentalmente mergulhou o telefone no vaso sanitário.
The kids were laughing as they dunked each other in the pool.
As crianças riam enquanto mergulhavam umas às outras na piscina.
3.

enterrar, fazer uma enterrada

in basketball, to force the ball down through the basket from above the rim

:
The player jumped high to dunk the ball.
O jogador saltou alto para enterrar a bola.
He's known for his powerful dunks.
Ele é conhecido por suas poderosas enterradas.
1.

molhada, mergulho

an act of dipping something into a liquid

:
She gave her cookie a quick dunk in her coffee.
Ela deu uma rápida molhada no biscoito no café.
The recipe calls for a quick dunk in hot water.
A receita pede um rápido mergulho em água quente.
2.

enterrada

in basketball, an act of forcing the ball down through the basket from above the rim

:
It was an impressive dunk that brought the crowd to its feet.
Foi uma enterrada impressionante que fez a multidão se levantar.
He finished the game with a powerful two-handed dunk.
Ele terminou o jogo com uma poderosa enterrada de duas mãos.