Vocab Info
N3 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
溺れるto drown, to nearly drown, to sink below the surface (of water), to indulge in, to lose one's head over something, to wallow in
Dictionary Definition
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
1.
to struggle in the water, to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe, to (nearly) drown
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Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
2.
to indulge in, to lose one's head over something, to be addicted, to wallow in
All Forms
溺れる 【おぼれる】
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ぼ
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川で溺れている人を助ける。
To save a person drowning in a river.
溺れないように水泳を習いました。
I learned how to swim to avoid drowning.
私にはとても溺れている人を助ける勇気など無い。
I don't have the courage to rescue someone who is drowning at all.
その女優は酒に溺れてキャリアを台無しにしてしまいました。
That actress ruined her career by drowning in alcohol.
あんなに水泳が得意だった彼が波も無い湖なんかで溺れて死ぬわけがない。
It's impossible for someone like him, who was skilled in swimming, to drown and die in a calm lake.
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