verb🔗ShareSe noyerTo die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid."The child fell into the pond and quickly drowned. "L'enfant est tombé dans l'étang et s'est rapidement noyé.bodydisasterphysiologyenvironmentnatureoceansufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNoyerTo kill by suffocating in water or another liquid."The floodwaters rose quickly, and the man drowned trying to reach safety. "Les eaux de crue montèrent rapidement, et l'homme se noya en essayant de se mettre en sécurité.actiondisasterenvironmentoceannaturebiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNoyer, se noyerTo be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed."The student felt completely drowned in homework assignments. "L'étudiant se sentait complètement noyé sous les devoirs.disasterenvironmentnatureoceanweatherconditionactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareNoyer, submergerTo inundate, submerge, overwhelm."The heavy rain drowned the city streets, making them impassable. "La forte pluie a inondé les rues de la ville, les rendant impraticables.disasternatureoceanenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSubmerger, noyer(usually passive) To obscure, particularly amid an overwhelming volume of other items."The answers intelligence services seek are often drowned in the flood of information they can now gather."Les réponses que les services de renseignement recherchent sont souvent noyées dans le flot d'informations qu'ils peuvent désormais recueillir.environmentdisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading