zozobrar
Meaning
- (intransitive) to capsize, flounder, sink
- (intransitive) to fail
- (intransitive) to worry, or fret; to be anxious
Concepts
Synonyms
caer de plano
tener pena
ir a fondo
sentir pena
sufrir moralmente
naufragar una embarcación
Translations
chavirer
kentern
soçobrar
kapseizen
ribaltare
sotsobrar
καταποντίζομαιHyphenated as
zo‧zo‧brar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/θoθoˈbɾaɾ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish sozobrar, borrowed from Old Catalan sotsobrar, from sotsobre < sots + sobre, or from a Vulgar Latin *subsuperāre (“turn upside down”), from sub (“under”) + super (“over”). Compare also French sombrer.
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