nounmasculinepl: sumidouros
drain; sinkhole; cesspool
1. An opening or pipe through which water or liquid drains away
The kitchen sink drains into the sumidouro.
A pia da cozinha drena para o sumidouro.
2. A sinkhole or depression in the ground where water collects and disappears
A sinkhole formed in the road after heavy rains.
Um sumidouro se formou na estrada após as chuvas intensas.
3. A place or situation where something disappears or is wasted
That project became a financial sinkhole.
Esse projeto se tornou um sumidouro de recursos financeiros.
4. A cesspool or pit for sewage
The old house had a cesspool instead of modern plumbing.
A casa antiga tinha um sumidouro em vez de encanamento moderno.
Related Idioms & Phrases
um sumidouro de dinheiro - a money pit; financial drain
desaparecer no sumidouro - to disappear without a trace
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