afogar

Significado (Inglés)

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)

Sinónimos

mergulhar

sufocar

submergir

inundar

submergir-se

engasgar

imergir-se

sossobrar

afogar-se

afogue-se

alagar

asfixiar

Traducións

ahogar

drown

noyer

annegare

ofegar

onder water zetten

affogare

étouffer

submerger

choke

suffoquer

onderduwen

tot zinken brengen

ertränken

verdrinken

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/a.foˈɡa(ʁ)/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de latín: offoco

In summary

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