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An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb1. (to die in water)
a. ahogarse He drowned because he wasn't wearing a life jacket.Se ahog贸 porque no llevaba salvavidas.
b. morir ahogado Two children drowned in the last flood.Dos ni帽os murieron ahogados en la 煤ltima inundaci贸n.
2. (to be overwhelmed; used with "in")
a. vivir agobiado por Our family was drowning in debt.Nuestra familia viv铆a agobiada por las deudas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb3. (to kill by drowning)
a. ahogar He went to jail for drowning his wife in the pool.Fue a la c谩rcel por ahogar a su mujer en la piscina.
4. (to make inaudible)
a. ahogar He drowned the sound of his trumpet with a mute.Ahogaba el sonido de su trompeta con una sordina.
5. (to submerge)
a. inundar The dam collapsed, and drowned the region.La represa se vino abajo e inund贸 la regi贸n.
b. anegar The company drowned the area to create a lake.La empresa aneg贸 la zona para crear un lago.
c. nadar (food)The steak was drowned in sauce.El filete nadaba en salsa.
Copyright 漏 Curiosity Media Inc.drownA transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb1. (kill by drowning)
a. ahogarto drown oneselfahogarse
to drown one's sorrows (in drink)ahogar las penas (en alcohol)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb Copyright 漏 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited
drown [draʊn]
transitive verb
1 [+people, animals] ahogar; [+land] inundar to drown o.s. ahogarse; a boy was drowned here yesterday un chico se ahogó ayer aquí
like a drowned rat calado hasta los huesos
2 (also drown out) [+sound] ahogar his cries were drowned by the noise of the waves sus gritos se perdieron en el estruendo de las olas
intransitive verb
ahogarse; perecer ahogado a boy drowned here yesterday un chico se ahogó or pereció ahogado ayer aquí
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 2011Machine Translators
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