"drown" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

drown verbo

drown + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 8
drown one's sorrows • drown out one's voice • drown one's voice • drown out one's words • drown one's children • ...
(1) sorrow, RUTH
Kolokacji: 2
(2) voice, word, child, people
Kolokacji: 6
1. drown out one's voice = zagłuszać czyjś głos drown out one's voice
2. drown one's voice = topić czyjś głos drown one's voice
  • The wind was loud at both ends, drowning her voice.
  • But the roar of the crowd drowned his voice.
  • Many of the girls spoke at once, drowning poor Belinda's faint voice.
  • "Is this symbolic, trying to drown the black woman's voice with an overwhelming sound?"
  • I don't think he could have gone on, but the cheering drowned his voice.
  • It was lucky that the engine note drowned his voice.
  • The Queen did say yes, but the laughter of all the courtiers nearly drowned her voice.
  • Jack was heard saying, although the noise of the plane almost drowned his voice.
  • But the cries now drowned his voice, and he again held up his hand.
  • And now again the hollow roll of the drums drowned his voice.
3. drown out one's words = zagłuszać czyjś słowa drown out one's words
4. drown one's children = topić czyjś dzieci drown one's children
6. drown one's words = topić czyjś słowa drown one's words
verbo + drown
Kolokacji: 3
try to drown • avoid drowning • escape drowning
drown + preposición
Kolokacji: 20
drown out • drown in • drown at • drown on • drown by • ...
drown + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 11
accidentally drown • eventually drown • slowly drown • completely drown • surely drown • ...

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