drown
BrE /drəʊn/ AmE /draʊn/
verb en → es
past drowned pp drowned ing drowning
to die because you are unable to breathe when your head is under water
ahogarse, ahogar a alguien
- drown somebody
Collocations drown in the sea · drown someone under water
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He drowned when his car sank into a river.
Él se ahogó cuando su coche hundió en un río.
to be unable to breathe because you are under water and need help to get out of the water
ahogarse, ahogar a alguien
- drown in
Collocations drown in deep water · drown in the bathtub
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She nearly drowned when she fell into the pool.
Ella casi se ahogó cuando cayó en la piscina.
to cover something completely with water, or to make it difficult for someone to see or find something because of the amount of water around it
inundar, cubrir con agua
- drown out
Collocations drown a sound · drown a voice
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The noise of the traffic drowned out the conversation.
El ruido del tráfico ahogó la conversación.
to be overwhelmed by something, especially a feeling or emotion
ahogarse en algo emocionalmente
- drown in
Collocations drown in sorrow · drown in debt
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She felt like she was drowning in grief.
Se sentía como si estuviera ahogándose en el dolor.