drowning (redirected from Near drowning)

drown  (droun)

v. drowned, drown·ing, drowns

v.tr.

1. To kill by submerging and suffocating in water or another liquid.

2. To drench thoroughly or cover with or as if with a liquid.

3. To deaden one's awareness of; blot out: people who drowned their troubles in drink.

4. To muffle or mask (a sound) by a louder sound: screams that were drowned out by the passing train.

v.intr.

To die by suffocating in water or another liquid.

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[Middle English drounen, probably of Scandinavian origin; see dhreg- in Indo-European roots.]

Translations

drowning [ˈdraʊnɪŋ] N → ahogo m

drown out VT + ADV [+ voice, sound, words] → ahogar

drowning

adj person → ertrinkend; a drowning man will clutch at a straw (Prov) → dem Verzweifelten ist jedes Mittel recht

n → Ertrinken nt; there were three drownings here last year → im letzten Jahr sind hier drei Leute ertrunken

drowning [ˈdraʊnɪŋ]

1. adj → che sta annegando or affogando

2. n → annegamento