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drown

/dɹaʊn/

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verb

溺れる

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

Examples :

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

子供は池に落ちてすぐに溺れました。

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verb

溺死させる, 溺れさせる

To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.

Examples :

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

洪水が急速に増し、男性は安全な場所にたどり着こうとして溺死した。

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verb

溺れる, 溺死する

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. "

生徒は宿題の課題に完全に溺れているように感じた。

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verb

溺れる, 水浸しにする

To inundate, submerge, overwhelm.

Examples :

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

大雨が都市の通りを水浸しにし、通行不能にしました。

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verb

圧倒する、溺れさせる

(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."

情報機関が求める答えは、現在収集できる情報の大洪水の中で圧倒されることが多い。

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