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drown

/dɹaʊn/

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verb

غرق

To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.

Examples :

"The child fell into the pond and quickly drowned. "

سقط الطفل في البركة وغرق بسرعة.

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verb

غرق

To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.

Examples :

"The floodwaters rose quickly, and the man drowned trying to reach safety. "

ارتفعت مياه الفيضانات بسرعة، وغرق الرجل وهو يحاول الوصول إلى بر الأمان.

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verb

غرق، يغرق

To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.

Examples :

"The student felt completely drowned in homework assignments. "

شعر الطالب بأنه غرق تمامًا في واجبات الواجب المنزلي.

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verb

غرق، يغرق

To inundate, submerge, overwhelm.

Examples :

"The heavy rain drowned the city streets, making them impassable. "

أغرقت الأمطار الغزيرة شوارع المدينة، مما جعلها غير سالكة.

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verb

غرق، طغى

(usually passive) To obscure, particularly amid an overwhelming volume of other items.

Examples :

"The answers intelligence services seek are often drowned in the flood of information they can now gather."

غالبًا ما تغرق الإجابات التي تسعى إليها أجهزة المخابرات في سيل المعلومات التي يمكنها جمعها الآن.

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