What does affogare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word affogare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use affogare in Italian.
The word affogare in Italian means drown, drown, drown, drown, drown your sorrows in alcohol, give up easily, give up easily, give up easily, sink or swim. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word affogare
drownverbo intransitivo (morire annegato) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Il nonno di Marco affogò in mare molti anni prima che lui nascesse. Marco's grandfather drowned at sea many years before he was born. |
drownverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (uccidere annegando) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'assassino affogò la donna e fuggì. The murderer drowned the woman and fled. |
drownverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (soffocare, attenuare) (figurative) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Mario affoga i suoi insuccessi amorosi nell'alcol. Mario drowned his lovelorn sorrows in alcohol. |
drownverbo intransitivo (figurato (opprimere) (be overwhelmed) Il poveretto era affogato dai debiti. The poor man was drowning in debt. |
drown your sorrows in alcohol
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give up easily
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
give up easily
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
give up easily
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sink or swim
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