drown in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for drown in the English»French Dictionary

I.drown [Brit draʊn, Am draʊn] VB trans

1. drown (kill by immersion):

drown person, animal

noyer

20 people were drowned in the accident

20 personnes sont mortes noyées dans l'accident

the entire crew was drowned

l'équipage entier est mort noyé

2. drown (make inaudible):

drown song, sound, voice

couvrir

3. drown (flood):

drown land, village, valley

submerger, inonder

drown fig drink, food

noyer (in dans)

II.drown [Brit draʊn, Am draʊn] VB intr

drown

se noyer

III.to drown oneself VB refl

to drown oneself refl:

to drown oneself

se noyer

IV.drown [Brit draʊn, Am draʊn]

to drown one's sorrows

noyer son chagrin dans l'alcool

I.drown out VB [Brit draʊn -, Am draʊn -] (drown [sth] out, drown out [sth])

drown out noise, sound, music:

drown out

couvrir

II.drown out VB [Brit draʊn -, Am draʊn -] (drown [sb] out)

drown out person:

drown out

couvrir la voix de

Translations for drown in the French»English Dictionary

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noyer personne, animal

to drown

noyer pastis, whisky

to drown

noyer son chagrin ou sa peine dans l'alcool hum

to drown one's sorrows

se noyer (accidentellement)

to drown

se noyer (volontairement)

to drown oneself

rincer

to drown

couvrir son, musique:

to drown out

drown in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drown in the English»French Dictionary

I.drown [draʊn] VB trans

drown

noyer

to drown oneself

se noyer

Phrases:

a drowning man will clutch at a straw prov

il ne faut jamais lâcher prise

like a drowned rat inf

mouillé jusqu'aux os

to drown one's sorrows in drink

noyer son chagrin dans l'alcool

II.drown [draʊn] VB intr

drown

se noyer

Translations for drown in the French»English Dictionary

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noyer

to drown

noyer qc sous l'eau

to drown sth with water

se noyer

to drown

doucher enthousiasme

to drown

périr noyé

to drown

couvrir son

to drown

drown Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to drown oneself

se noyer

to drown one's sorrows in drink

noyer son chagrin dans l'alcool

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Snails are attracted to the yeast in beer and will crawl into the dish and drown.

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If the submarine was forced to crash dive, both men would drown.

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During the hold-up scene outside the bank, the police cruisers were all turned off, because the combined noise of the cars would drown out dialogue.

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They are still talking and waiting for the ocean to drown them.

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The fluids purpose is to drown the organisms because most cant survive in the fluid.

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They will drown in the blood they shed.

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Piper unsuccessfully tried to drown himself, and was forced to sell most of his property to repay his debts in full.

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They did not drown, but lived underwater breathing like fish.

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Just as he is about to drown, he is rescued by a group from a traveling pageant show.

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As he calls out for his friends, he is shown to slowly sink into the slurry and drown.

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