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drown meaning in French

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drown [drowned, drowning, drowns] (to deprive of life by immersion in liquid)
verb
[UK: draʊn]
[US: ˈdraʊn]

noyer◼◼◼verbeHe drowns. = Il se noie.

drown [drowned, drowning, drowns] verb
[UK: draʊn]
[US: ˈdraʊn]

noyer◼◼◼verbeHe drowns. = Il se noie.

submerger◼◼◻verbeShe's drowning in debt. = Elle est submergée par les dettes.

drown [drowned, drowning, drowns] (to be suffocated in fluid)
verb
[UK: draʊn]
[US: ˈdraʊn]

se noyer◼◼◻verbe

drown one's sorrows (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings)
verb

noyer son chagrinverbe

drowning [drownings] (instance of drowning)
noun
[UK: ˈdraʊn.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈdraʊn.ɪŋ]

noyade◼◼◼nom {f}She came near to drowning. = Elle est passée près de la noyade.

a drowning man will clutch at a straw phrase

tout est bon à qui se noiephrase