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1 drown
1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verb1) ertränken2) (fig.)drown one's sorrows — seine Sorgen ertränken
3) übertönen [Geräusch, Musik]* * *1) (to (cause to) sink in water and so suffocate and die: He drowned in the river; He tried to drown the cat.) ertrinken, ertränken2) (to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a louder sound: His voice was drowned by the roar of the traffic.) übertönen* * *[draʊn]I. vt1. (kill)▪ to be \drowned ertrinken2. (cover)▪ to \drown sth etw überfluten3. (make inaudible)▪ to \drown sth etw übertönen4.▶ to \drown one's sorrows in drink seinen Kummer [o seine Sorgen] im Alkohol ertränkenII. vi1. (die) ertrinken* * *[draʊn]1. viertrinken2. vt1) person, animal ertränkento drown one's sorrows (in drink) — seine Sorgen (im Alkohol) ertränken
* * *drown [draʊn]A v/i ertrinken:a drowning man will catch at a straw ein Ertrinkender greift nach einem Strohhalm;death by drowning Tod m durch Ertrinken;I’m drowning in work ich ertrinke in ArbeitB v/t1. (o.s. sich) ertränken:be drowned ertrinken;his speech was drowned in the tumult seine Rede ging im Tumult unter;drown one’s sorrows (in drink) seine Sorgen im Alkohol ertränken2. überschwemmen, -fluten:be drowned in tears in Tränen schwimmen oder zerfließen;a face drowned in tears ein tränenüberströmtes Gesicht;like a drowned rat wie eine gebadete Maus* * *1. intransitive verb 2. transitive verb1) ertränken2) (fig.)3) übertönen [Geräusch, Musik]* * *v.ersaufen v.ertrinken v.versaufen v. -
2 drown
[draʊn] vt1) ( kill)to \drown sb/ an animal jdn/ein Tier ertränken;( cause to die)to be \drowned ertrinken;2) ( cover)to \drown sth etw überfluten;he \drowns his food in ketchup ( fig) er tränkt sein Essen in Ketchup3) ( make inaudible)to \drown sth etw übertönenPHRASES:a \drowning man will clutch at a straw ( will clutch at a straw) ein Ertrinkender klammert sich an jeden Strohhalm;to \drown one's sorrows in drink seinen Kummer [o seine Sorgen] im Alkohol ertränken vi1) ( die) ertrinken;
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