drowning

drowning
['draʊnɪŋ] 1.
nome annegamento m., affogamento m.
2.
aggettivo [person] che sta annegando
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drowning /ˈdraʊnɪŋ/
A n. [u]
1 annegamento; affogamento: death by drowning, morte per affogamento; danger of drowning, pericolo di annegamento
2 allagamento; inondazione
B a.
che affoga; che annega: He saved the drowning man, ha salvato l'uomo che stava annegando
● (prov.) A drowning man will clutch at a straw, un uomo che affoga si attacca a uno stelo.
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['draʊnɪŋ] 1.
nome annegamento m., affogamento m.
2.
aggettivo [person] che sta annegando

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