afogar

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afoˈɣaɾ/

Verb

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

Related terms

• afogo

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “afog”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “afogar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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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.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese afogar, from Vulgar Latin affōcāre, from Latin offōcāre, present active infinitive of offōcō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌa.fo.ˈɡa(ʁ)/

Verb

1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to drown (to 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 (to have something blocking one’s airway)

   Minha avó se afogou com um osso.

   My grandmother choked on a bone.

3. (transitive) to drown (to kill or try to kill someone by keeping them underwater)

   Uns favelados tentaram me afogar na praia.

   Some slum-dwellers 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 (to 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. Template:indtr 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 (to prevent from growing)

   O governo conseguiu afogar a revolução.

   The government was able to hold back the revolution.

Derived terms

• afogado
• afogador
• afogamento
• afogar o ganso

Related terms

• ofegar