drown

annegare

Morire perché non si riesce a respirare sott'acqua o in un altro liquido.

In inglese semplice: To die because you cannot breathe while under water or another liquid.

• He nearly drowned in the river.
• Three passengers drowned when the boat sank.
• She cannot swim and is afraid of drowning.

Come si usa: drown in something (Two people drowned in the lake.)

Sinonimi: drench

Espressioni comuni: drown in water, nearly drown, drown at sea

coprire, sovrastare

Rendere qualcosa difficile da sentire, vedere o notare coprendolo con una quantità molto maggiore di altro.

In inglese semplice: To make something hard to hear, see, or notice by covering it with much more of something else.

• The rain drowned out his voice.
• Loud cheers drowned the final announcement.
• Useful advice was drowned in a mass of conflicting reports.

Come si usa: drown out something (The music drowned out our conversation.); drown something in something (The important facts were drowned in unnecessary detail.)

Sinonimi: obscure, mask, overpower

Espressioni comuni: drown out something, drown someone’s voice, drown something in something

essere sommerso, affogare

Essere coperto d'acqua o avere più lavoro, informazioni o problemi di quanti se ne possano gestire.

In inglese semplice: To be covered by water or have far more work, information, or problems than you can manage.

• I am drowning in work.
• The fields drowned under days of heavy rain.
• Small businesses can drown in debt.

Come si usa: drown in something (We are drowning in paperwork this week.)

Sinonimi: be overwhelmed, be flooded, be swamped

Espressioni comuni: drown in debt, drown in work, drown in paperwork

annegare, affogare

Uccidere una persona o un animale tenendolo sott'acqua in modo che non possa respirare.

In inglese semplice: To kill a person or animal by keeping them under water so they cannot breathe.

• Someone tried to drown the dog.
• The attacker drowned his victim in a pond.
• The story describes a king who drowned his enemies.

Come si usa: drown someone/something in something (The murderer drowned his victim in the river.)

Espressioni comuni: drown someone deliberately, drown an animal, drown someone in something, drown a dog