Grammatical class

Verb

noyer

(reflexive, literal and figurative) to drown; to drown oneself

Details

Syllables

noyer

Phonetics

nwa.je

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

4518

Freq. (movies)

4135

Freq. (news)

8960

Variants

Sentences

Elle s’est noyée dans l’océan.

She drowned in the ocean.

A1

Il faut noyer le vin avec de l’eau.

You must water down the wine.

A1

J'aurais pu me noyer.

I could have drowned.

A1

Il a failli se noyer.

He almost drowned.

A1

J'ai peur de me noyer.

I'm afraid of drowning.

A1

L'enfant a failli se noyer.

The child came near being drowned.

A1

Elle a failli se noyer.

She came close to drowning.

A2

Dan a tenté de se noyer.

Dan tried to drown himself.

A2

Sans son aide, elle aurait pu se noyer.

If it hadn't been for his help, she might have drowned.

B1

Un marin a vu son camarade se noyer d'épuisement.

A sailor saw his friend drown from exhaustion.

B1

« C'est honteux! On devrait les noyer comme des chiennes, avec une pierre au cou. »

It's shameful! We should drown them like bitches, with a stone around their neck.

B1

Et noyons dans l’oubli ces petits différends

And let us drown in oblivion these petty disputes

C2