Noyaient (en. Were drowning)

[nwa.jɛ]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

The action of plunging something into a liquid so that it is submerged.

They drowned the chairs under covers to protect them from the rain.

Ils noyaient les chaises sous des couverts pour les protéger de la pluie.

Caused a total loss of something by immersing it.

The flood drowned the memories of his youth.

L'inondation noyaient les souvenirs de sa jeunesse.

To render a sensation or feeling muffled or difficult to perceive.

His worries drowned his joy of living.

Ses préoccupations noyaient sa joie de vivre.

From the verb 'noyer', which comes from the Latin 'nuficare', meaning 'to submerge'.

to drown the fish

To avoid answering a question directly or clarifying a situation.

noyer le poisson

to drown in a glass of water

To have difficulties with something very simple.

se noyer dans un verre d'eau

to drown one's sorrows

To try to forget a sorrow by distracting oneself or by using drugs.

noyer un chagrin

drowning

The act of drowning a person or animal, often in connection with an accident.

noyade

drowned

A person or thing that has been submerged in a liquid and is unable to rise to the surface.

noyé

nucleus

The hard center of a fruit or the surrounding of an idea.

noyau

Drowning one's worries

After a long day, I drown my worries in a glass of wine.

Après une longue journée, je me noie mes soucis dans un verre de vin.

Drowning stress

He drowns stress with chocolate.

Il noie le stress avec du chocolat.