Italian-English translations for affogarsi

devour
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The fire was devouring the buildingShe intended to devour the bookAfter the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief
drown
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When I was a baby, I nearly drowned in the bathtub.The car thief fought with an officer and tried to drown a police dog before being shot while escaping.We are drowning in information but starving for wisdom.

pound
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the Rhode Island pound; the New Hampshire poundBeverly Hills Cop, Paramount Pictures, 1984Inspector Douglas Todd: Where did you get a truckload of cigarettes from anyway?