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drowning

/ˈdɹaʊnɪŋ/

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verb

Noyer

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. "

L'enfant se noyait dans la piscine avant que le sauveteur ne saute pour le sauver.

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verb

Noyer

To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.

Examples :

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

Le sauveteur a sauvé l'enfant qui se noyait dans la piscine.

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verb

Noyer, submerger, inonder

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. "

Exemple littéral : Le nageur se noyait dans le grand bain de la piscine parce qu'il ne savait pas nager. Exemple figuratif : Maria avait l'impression de se noyer sous les devoirs après avoir manqué une semaine d'école.

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verb

Noyer, submerger, accabler

To inundate, submerge, overwhelm.

Examples :

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

L'étudiante avait l'impression de se noyer sous les devoirs.

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verb

Submerger, noyer

(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."

Les réponses que les services de renseignement recherchent sont souvent noyées dans le flot d'informations qu'ils peuvent désormais recueillir.

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noun

Noyade

An instance of a person or animal drowning.

Examples :

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

Le sauveteur a réagi rapidement à la noyade dans le grand bain de la piscine.

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