N1Ichidan verb
溺れる
おぼれる
Meaning
- 1.to struggle in the water
- 2.to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe
- 3.to (nearly) drown
Meanings across languages
- English
- to struggle in the water, to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe, to (nearly) drown
- Tiếng Việt
- vật lộn dưới nước, chìm xuống không thở được, suýt chết đuối
- 日本語
- 水中で苦しむ, 水面下に沈んで呼吸できない, 溺れそうになる
- 한국어
- 물에 빠지다, 숨을 쉴 수 없는 상태로 가라앉다, 거의 익사하다
- 中文
- 挣扎于水中, 沉入水中无法呼吸, 几乎淹死
- Bahasa Indonesia
- berjuang di air, tenggelam, hampir tenggelam
- ภาษาไทย
- ต่อสู้ในน้ำ, จมน้ำ, แทบจะจมน้ำ
- Español
- luchar en el agua, hundir, casi ahogarse
- Français
- lutter dans l'eau, couler, (presque) se noyer
- Deutsch
- um sich im Wasser zu kämpfen, untergehen, fast ertrinken
- Português
- lutar na água, afundar, quase se afogar
Kanji used
Example sentences
情欲に溺れると判断力が鈍る。
When indulging in desires, judgment dulls.
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