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drown

/dɹaʊn/

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verb

Ertrinken

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

Examples :

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

Das Kind fiel in den Teich und ertrank schnell.

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verb

Ertrinken, ertränken

To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.

Examples :

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

Das Hochwasser stieg schnell an, und der Mann ertrank beim Versuch, sich in Sicherheit zu bringen.

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verb

Ertrinken, untergehen

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. "

Der Schüler fühlte sich von den Hausaufgaben völlig überfordert.

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Ertrinken, untergehen

To inundate, submerge, overwhelm.

Examples :

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

Der starke Regen überflutete die Straßen der Stadt und machte sie unpassierbar.

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verb

Überschwemmen, ertränken

(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."

Die Antworten, die Geheimdienste suchen, werden oft in der Informationsflut ertränkt, die sie jetzt sammeln können.

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