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drowning

/ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/

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verb

Ahogarse

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

Examples :

"The child was drowning in the swimming pool before the lifeguard jumped in to save him. "

El niño se estaba ahogando en la piscina antes de que el salvavidas saltara para salvarlo.

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verb

Ahogar

To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.

Examples :

"The lifeguard saved the child who was drowning in the pool. "

El salvavidas salvó al niño que se estaba ahogando en la piscina.

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verb

Ahogarse, inundar, sumergir

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

Examples :

"Literal Example: The swimmer was drowning in the deep end of the pool because he didn't know how to swim. Figurative Example: Maria felt like she was drowning in homework after missing a week of school. "

Ejemplo literal: El nadador se estaba ahogando en la parte profunda de la piscina porque no sabía nadar. Ejemplo figurado: María sintió que se estaba ahogando en la tarea después de faltar una semana a la escuela.

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verb

Ahogar, inundar, abrumar

To inundate, submerge, overwhelm.

Examples :

"The student felt like she was drowning in homework. "

La estudiante sintió que se estaba ahogando en la tarea.

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verb

Ahogar, inundar

(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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noun

Ahogamiento

An instance of a person or animal drowning.

Examples :

"The lifeguard responded quickly to the drowning in the deep end of the pool. "

El salvavidas respondió rápidamente al ahogamiento en la parte profunda de la piscina.

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