afogar — meaning in English

English meaning

• drown verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
• stall noun A small stand or booth where goods are sold, as in a market.
• stifle verb To suppress or hold back something such as a sound, feeling, or reaction.

Senses

afogar is used for these senses in English:

• drown (transitive) To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.
• drown (intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
• stall (transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
• stifle (transitive) To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).

drown — full definition

1. verb To die, or to kill, by being unable to breathe underwater.
2. verb To overwhelm or completely cover, often used figuratively.

stall — full definition

1. noun A small stand or booth where goods are sold, as in a market.
2. noun A compartment for one animal in a stable or barn.
3. verb To stop making progress, often unintentionally; to come to a standstill.
4. verb To use delaying tactics to put something off.
5. noun The loss of lift in an aircraft when its angle of attack becomes too steep for the airspeed.

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