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/dɹaʊn/

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verb

Ahogarse

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

Examples :

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

El niño cayó en el estanque y se ahogó rápidamente.

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verb

Ahogar

To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.

Examples :

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

Las aguas de la inundación subieron rápidamente, y el hombre se ahogó tratando de llegar a un lugar seguro.

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verb

Ahogarse, anegarse

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. "

El estudiante se sintió completamente ahogado en las tareas.

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Ahogar, sumergir

To inundate, submerge, overwhelm.

Examples :

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

La fuerte lluvia inundó las calles de la ciudad, haciéndolas intransitables.

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verb

Ahogar, anegar

(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."

Las respuestas que buscan los servicios de inteligencia a menudo se ahogan en la avalancha de información que ahora pueden recopilar.

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