drukne

verbverb

to drown · to be swamped, to be lost, to be drowned out

norrønt drukna; beslektet med drikke (III)to drink Old Norse drukna; related to drikke (III)to drink

dø ved å bli kvalt i vann eller annen væske;
bliveto drown to die by suffocating in water or another liquid;
to drownblive
- drukne i elva to drown in the river
- falle over bord og drukne to fall overboard and drown
- de gikk gjennom isen og druknet they went through the ice and drowned
drepe ved å kvele i vann to kill by suffocating in water
- hun ble anklaget for å ha prøvd å drukne sitt eget barn she was accused of having tried to drown her own child
- han orket ikke mer av livet og druknet seg he could not face life any longer and drowned himself
bli overlesset, nedgravd eller overdøvet;
forsvinne eller bli mindre eller svakere to be swamped, buried or drowned out;
to disappear or become smaller or weaker
- han druknet i farens frakk he was lost in his father's coat
- drukne i mengden to be lost in the crowd
- drukne i reklame to be swamped with advertising
- ordene hennes druknet i den høye musikken her words were drowned out by the loud music
få til å bli mindre eller forsvinne;
døyve (1)to deaden, dempe (1)to dampen to cause to become smaller or to disappear;
to deadendøyve (1), to dampendempe (1)
- drukne sorgene i alkohol to drown one's sorrows in alcohol