Italian-English translations for affogare

drown
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They end up drowning their sorrows and the three pesos they have earned in alcohol at the makeshift bars where they find refuge. Finiscono così per affogare nell'alcol il loro dolore, sperperando i pochi pesos guadagnati nei locali improvvisati dove si rifugiano. Ladies and gentlemen, we Europeans cannot carry on debating and squabbling amongst ourselves while immigrants are still drowning. Onorevoli colleghi, noi europei non possiamo continuare a discutere e ad accapigliarci mentre gli immigranti continuano ad affogare. With its moves towards free trade and deregulation, Brussels is trying to drown our seafarers, eliminate our workers and sink our ports. Bruxelles, con il liberoscambismo e la deregolamentazione, vuole affogare i marinai, eliminare gli operai e far colare a picco i porti.
smotherto smother a fire with ashesThe committees report was smotheredbeefsteak smothered with onions

stifleThe army stifled the rebellionThe heat was stifling the childrenThe heat felt stifling

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