afogar

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (pronominal) to drown (die or nearly die by staying underwater)
2. (pronominal, transitive) to drown (die or nearly die by staying underwater)
3. (figuratively, pronominal) to drown (die or nearly die by staying underwater)
4. (pronominal) to choke (have something blocking one’s airway)
5. (figuratively, transitive) to hold back (an expression or speech)
6. (figuratively, transitive) to hold back; to contain (prevent from growing)
7. (transitive) to choke (activate a vehicle’s choke valve)

Sinonieme

mergulhar

sufocar

submergir

inundar

submergir-se

engasgar

imergir-se

sossobrar

afogar-se

afogue-se

alagar

asfixiar

Vertalings

ahogar

drown

noyer

annegare

ofegar

onder water zetten

affogare

étouffer

submerger

choke

suffoquer

onderduwen

tot zinken brengen

ertränken

verdrinken

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/a.foˈɡa(ʁ)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Latyn: offoco

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese afogar, from Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre. Doublet of ofegar.