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1 drown one's sorrows
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2 to drown one's sorrows
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3 drown
1) (to (cause to) sink in water and so suffocate and die: He drowned in the river; He tried to drown the cat.) ahogar2) (to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a louder sound: His voice was drowned by the roar of the traffic.) apagar, ahogar, cubrirdrown vb ahogarsetr[draʊn]1 (person, animal) ahogar2 (submerge - place) inundar, anegar3 (smother - food) ahogar; (drink) aguar4 (sound, noise, voice, etc) ahogar ( out, -)1 ahogarse, morir ahogado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be drowned ahogarse, morir ahogado,-ato drown one's sorrows ahogar las penasdrown ['draʊn] vt1) : ahogar2) inundate: anegar, inundar3)to drown out : ahogardrown vi: ahogarsev.• ahogar v.• ahogarse v.• anegarse v.draʊn
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1)a) \<\<person/animal\>\> ahogar*to be drowned — ahogarse*, morir* ahogado
b) \<\<landscape/fields\>\> anegar*, cubrir*2) drown (out) ( make inaudible) \<\<noise/cries/screams\>\> ahogar*
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vi ahogarse*, morir* ahogado[draʊn]1. VT1) [+ people, animals] ahogar; [+ land] inundarto drown o.s. — ahogarse
2) (also: drown out) [+ sound] ahogarsorrow 1.his cries were drowned by the noise of the waves — sus gritos se perdieron en el estruendo de las olas
2.VI ahogarse, perecer ahogadoa boy drowned here yesterday — un chico se ahogó or pereció ahogado ayer aquí
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1)a) \<\<person/animal\>\> ahogar*to be drowned — ahogarse*, morir* ahogado
b) \<\<landscape/fields\>\> anegar*, cubrir*2) drown (out) ( make inaudible) \<\<noise/cries/screams\>\> ahogar*
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4 sorrow
'sorəu((something which causes) pain of mind or grief: He felt great sorrow when she died.) pena, pesar, dolor- sorrowfully
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sorrow n pesartr['sɒrəʊ]2 (cause of sadness) disgusto1 llorar (at/over/for, por)sorrow ['sɑr.o:] n: pesar m, dolor m, pena fn.• aflicción s.f.• dolor s.m.• duelo s.m.• escozor s.m.• hiel s.f.• pena s.f.• pesadumbre s.f.• pesar s.m.• podredumbre s.f.• sentimiento s.m.• tristeza s.f.• tósigo s.m.v.• afligirse v.• apenarse v.• dolerse v.'sɑːrəʊ, 'sɒrəʊa) u c (sadness, grief)sorrow (AT o OVER something) — pesar m or pena f or dolor m (por algo)
sorrow (FOR/AT something) — pesar (por algo)
to drown one's sorrows — (colloq) ahogar* las penas
b) c ( cause of sadness) disgusto m['sɒrǝʊ]1.N (=grieving) pena f, pesar m, dolor mto my sorrow — con or para gran pesar mío
- drown one's sorrows2.VI apenarse, afligirse (at, for, over de)* * *['sɑːrəʊ, 'sɒrəʊ]a) u c (sadness, grief)sorrow (AT o OVER something) — pesar m or pena f or dolor m (por algo)
sorrow (FOR/AT something) — pesar (por algo)
to drown one's sorrows — (colloq) ahogar* las penas
b) c ( cause of sadness) disgusto m -
5 peña
Del verbo penar: ( conjugate penar) \ \
pena es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: pena penar peña
pena sustantivo femenino 1a) ( tristeza):◊ tenía/sentía mucha peña he was o felt very sad;me da peña verlo it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it; a mí la que me da peña es su mujer it's his wife I feel sorry for; está que da peña she's in a terrible state◊ ¡qué peña! what a pity o shame!;es una peña que … it's a pity (that) …; vale or merece la peña it's worth it; vale la peña leerlo/visitarlo it's worth reading/a visit 2◊ penas sustantivo femenino pluralme contó sus peñas he told me his troubles; a duras peñas ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty 3 (Der) sentence; peña capital or de muerte death penalty 4 (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;◊ ¡qué peña! how embarrasing!;me da mucha peña pedírselo I'm too embarrassed to ask him
peña sustantivo femenino 1 ( roca) crag, rock 2b) (AmL) tb
pena sustantivo femenino
1 (castigo) punishment, penalty: fue condenado a pena de muerte, he was sentenced to death
2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow, sadness: es una pena que no vengas, it's a pity you're not coming
3 (dificultad) hardships pl, trouble Locuciones: estar hecho una pena, to be in a terrible state
merecer o valer la pena, to be worth: no merece la pena que lo hagas, it's not worth doing it
a duras penas, hardly
sin pena ni gloria, almost unnoticed
peña sustantivo femenino
1 rock, crag
2 (de socios, de amigos) club
3 fam (gente) people (pandilla) gang ' peña' also found in these entries: Spanish: ay - cáliz - capital - cicatrizar - compensar - condonar - conmutar - dar - desgarrador - desgarradora - garrote - horda - lamentable - lastimosa - lastimoso - merecer - mortificar - mortificarse - pena - pesar - rebajar - sentimiento - so - valer - aliviar - castigar - causar - consumir - dolor - enorme - gemido - grande - herida - hondo - imponer - indultar - indulto - inmenso - lástima - mal - mitigar - presidio - prisión - severidad - suspirar English: bother - capital punishment - carry - dear - death penalty - grief - grieve - hassle - heart - jail - mope about - mope around - numb - opposed - pay - pay off - penalty - prostrate - remission - retribution - sentence - shame - sorrow - term - trouble - try - wail - worth - worthwhile - against - ashamed - broken - capital - community - death - effort - embarrassed - embarrassing - embarrassment - hurt - mortified - painfully - pity - sort - suspended - well -
6 pena
Del verbo penar: ( conjugate penar) \ \
pena es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: pena penar peña
pena sustantivo femenino 1a) ( tristeza):◊ tenía/sentía mucha pena he was o felt very sad;me da pena verlo it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it; a mí la que me da pena es su mujer it's his wife I feel sorry for; está que da pena she's in a terrible state◊ ¡qué pena! what a pity o shame!;es una pena que … it's a pity (that) …; vale or merece la pena it's worth it; vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo it's worth reading/a visit 2◊ penas sustantivo femenino pluralme contó sus penas he told me his troubles; a duras penas ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty 3 (Der) sentence; pena capital or de muerte death penalty 4 (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;◊ ¡qué pena! how embarrasing!;me da mucha pena pedírselo I'm too embarrassed to ask him
peña sustantivo femenino 1 ( roca) crag, rock 2b) (AmL) tb
pena sustantivo femenino
1 (castigo) punishment, penalty: fue condenado a pena de muerte, he was sentenced to death
2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow, sadness: es una pena que no vengas, it's a pity you're not coming
3 (dificultad) hardships pl, trouble Locuciones: estar hecho una pena, to be in a terrible state
merecer o valer la pena, to be worth: no merece la pena que lo hagas, it's not worth doing it
a duras penas, hardly
sin pena ni gloria, almost unnoticed
peña sustantivo femenino
1 rock, crag
2 (de socios, de amigos) club
3 fam (gente) people (pandilla) gang ' pena' also found in these entries: Spanish: ay - cáliz - capital - cicatrizar - compensar - condonar - conmutar - dar - desgarrador - desgarradora - garrote - horda - lamentable - lastimosa - lastimoso - merecer - mortificar - mortificarse - peña - pesar - rebajar - sentimiento - so - valer - aliviar - castigar - causar - consumir - dolor - enorme - gemido - grande - herida - hondo - imponer - indultar - indulto - inmenso - lástima - mal - mitigar - presidio - prisión - severidad - suspirar English: bother - capital punishment - carry - dear - death penalty - grief - grieve - hassle - heart - jail - mope about - mope around - numb - opposed - pay - pay off - penalty - prostrate - remission - retribution - sentence - shame - sorrow - term - trouble - try - wail - worth - worthwhile - against - ashamed - broken - capital - community - death - effort - embarrassed - embarrassing - embarrassment - hurt - mortified - painfully - pity - sort - suspended - well
См. также в других словарях:
drown\ one's\ sorrows — • drown one s sorrows • drown one s troubles v. phr. informal To drink liquor to try to forget something unhappy. When his wife was killed in an auto accident, Mr. Green tried to drown his sorrows in whiskey. When Fred lost his job and had to… … Словарь американских идиом
drown one's sorrows — ► drown one s sorrows forget one s problems by getting drunk. Main Entry: ↑drown … English terms dictionary
drown one's sorrows — To become drunk in order to forget one s troubles • • • Main Entry: ↑sorrow * * * forget one s problems by getting drunk … Useful english dictionary
drown one's sorrows — or[drown one s troubles] {v. phr.}, {informal} To drink liquor to try to forget something unhappy. * /When his wife was killed in an auto accident, Mr. Green tried to drown his sorrows in whiskey./ * /When Fred lost his job and had to give up his … Dictionary of American idioms
drown one's sorrows — or[drown one s troubles] {v. phr.}, {informal} To drink liquor to try to forget something unhappy. * /When his wife was killed in an auto accident, Mr. Green tried to drown his sorrows in whiskey./ * /When Fred lost his job and had to give up his … Dictionary of American idioms
drown one's sorrows — drink alcohol to forget one s problems He s in the bar drowning his sorrows with a beer … Idioms and examples
drown one's sorrows — forget one s problems by getting drunk. → drown … English new terms dictionary
drown one's sorrows in drink — drink alcohol to forget one s troubles … English contemporary dictionary
drown one's sorrows — verb to drink heavily to commiserate oneself … Wiktionary
drown one's troubles — See: DROWN ONE S SORROWS … Dictionary of American idioms
drown one's troubles — See: DROWN ONE S SORROWS … Dictionary of American idioms