anegar

v.

1 to flood.

2 to drown (ahogar) (plant).

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anegar

Conjugation model [LLEGAR], like {{link=llegar}}llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (inundar) to flood

2 (ahogar) to drown

► verbo pronominal anegarse

1 (inundarse) to be flooded, flood

2 (ahogarse) to be drowned

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FRASEOLOGÍA

anegarse en llanto/lágrimas to fill with tears, dissolve into tears

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verb

to flood

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1. VT

1) (=ahogar) to drown

2) (=inundar) to flood; (fig) (=abrumar) to overwhelm

2.

See:

anegarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <campo/local> to flood; <carburador> to flood

b) (abrumar) to overwhelm

2.

anegarse v pron campo/terreno to be flooded

con los ojos anegados en lágrimas — (liter) with her/his eyes brimming with tears (liter)

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <campo/local> to flood; <carburador> to flood

b) (abrumar) to overwhelm

2.

anegarse v pron campo/terreno to be flooded

con los ojos anegados en lágrimas — (liter) with her/his eyes brimming with tears (liter)

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anegar(de)

= inundate (with), flood.

Ex: From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.

Ex: Rising water levels in both rivers has flooded several villages causing massive loss to crops and property.

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anegar [A3 ]

vt

1 ‹campo/local› to flood

2 ‹carburador› to flood

3 (abrumar) to overwhelm

■ anegarse

v pron

«campo/terreno» to be flooded

me miró con los ojos anegados en lágrimas (liter); she looked at me, her eyes full of tears o she looked at me, her eyes bathed in o brimming with tears (liter)

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anegar (conjugate anegar) verbo transitivo
to flood
anegarse verbo pronominal [campo/terreno] to be flooded
anegar verbo transitivo to flood, inundate
'anegar' also found in these entries:
English:
swamp

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anegar

♦ vt

1. [inundar] to flood

2. [ahogar] [planta] to drown

♦ See also the pronominal verb anegarse

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anegar

v/t flood

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anegar {52} vt

1) inundar: to flood

2) ahogar: to drown

3) : to overwhelm

♦ See also the reflexive verb anegarse