afogar

(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)

Frequentie

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/a.foˈɡa(ʁ)/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

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

onder water zetten

tot zinken brengen

onderduwen

verloren gaan

doen verdwijnen

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