afogar

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  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)

Έννοιες

πνίγω

Συνώνυμα

Συχνότητα

C1
Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/a.foˈɡa(ʁ)/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

In summary

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

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