afogar

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afoˈɡaɾ/, [a.foˈɣ̞aɾ]

Verb

afogar

  1. to choke; to strangle

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

a- + foc + -ar

Verb

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, past participle afogat)

  1. (transitive) to set on fire
    Synonyms: abrusar, calar

Etymology 2

From Latin offōcō (I strangle). Doublet of ofegar.

Verb

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, past participle afogat)

  1. (transitive) to suffocate
  2. (intransitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to suffocate
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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin affōcāre, from Latin offōcāre, present active infinitive of offōcō. Compare Spanish ahogar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afoˈɣaɾ/

Verb

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, first-person singular preterite afoguei, past participle afogado)

  1. (intransitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to drown
  2. (intransitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to choke
    Synonym: atragoar
  3. (transitive) to drown
    • c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 519:
      Et deu muy grande agua aquela noyte et hũu tã grã tronar et hũu tã grã deluuyo que os ouuera de afogar
      And that night it was such a large rain, and such a large thunderstorm, and such a large deluge that they could have drowned

Conjugation

  • Note: afog- are changed to afogu- before front vowels (e).

References

  • afogar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • afog” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • afogar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • afogar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • afogar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Occitan

Etymology

a- + fuòc + -ar, with a consonant change to ease the pronunciation

Verb

afogar

  1. to set fire to, to alight

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese afogar, from Vulgar Latin affōcāre, from Latin offōcāre. Doublet of ofegar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.foˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.foˈɡa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.foˈɡa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.foˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.foˈɡa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.foˈɡa(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fuˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.fuˈɣaɾ]

  • Hyphenation: a‧fo‧gar

Verb

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, first-person singular preterite afoguei, past participle afogado)

  1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to drown (die or nearly die by staying underwater)
    Quase me afoguei na piscina.I almost drowned in the pool.
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to choke (have something blocking one’s airway)
    Minha avó se afogou com um osso.My grandmother choked on a bone.
  3. (transitive) to drown (kill or try to kill someone by keeping them underwater)
    Uns rapazes tentaram me afogar na praia.Some boys tried to drown me at the beach.
  4. (figurative, transitive) to hold back (an expression or speech)
    Procure afogar o sorriso no funeral.Try to hold back your smile in the funeral.
  5. (automotive, transitive) to choke (activate a vehicle’s choke valve)
    Se o carro não ligar, afogue o motor.If the car doesn’t turn on, choke the motor.
  6. (figurative, takes a reflexive pronoun, intransitive, or transitive with em) to drink (an alcoholic beverage) heavily
    Queria me afogar em vodka.I wanted to drown in vodka.
  7. (figurative, transitive) to hold back; to contain (prevent from growing)
    O governo conseguiu afogar a revolução.The government was able to hold back the revolution.
  8. inflection of afogar:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

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