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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesafogar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.fuˈɡaɾ/
"Ele quase foi afogar no mar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cause someone or something to die by submerging in water or other liquid and preventing breathing.
"He jumped into the deep water to save the drowning child." - 2
To submerge or cover completely in a liquid or substance, often used in culinary contexts.
"She decided to drown the dessert in rich chocolate syrup."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin *offocare, meaning to choke or strangle, formed from ob- (against) and faux, faucis (throat). Evolved through Romance languages into Italian affogare and Portuguese/Galician affogar, maintaining the primary sense of submerging in liquid or stifling.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Affogar" is said worldwide
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noyer
Transliteration: /nwa.je/
"Il a failli se noyer dans la rivière."
ertrinken
Transliteration: /ɛɐ̯ˈtʁɪŋkn̩/
"Der schwimmer drohte zu ertrinken."
affogare
Transliteration: /affoˈɡaːre/
"Rischiava di affogare nelle acque profonde."
ahogar
Transliteration: /a.oˈɣaɾ/
"El marinero estuvo a punto de ahogar."
afogar
Transliteration: /a.fuˈɡaɾ/
"Ele quase foi afogar no mar."
डुबाना
Transliteration: dubana
"वह पानी में डूब रहा था।"
淹没
Transliteration: yānmò
"洪水淹没了整个村庄。"
익사하다
Transliteration: iksahada
"그는 깊은 물에서 익사할 뻔했다."
溺れる
Transliteration: oboreru
"彼は海で溺れそうになった。"
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