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drown one's sorrows en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. To drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
drowns one's sorrows Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
drowned one's sorrows Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
drowned one's sorrows Tense=Past lexicographic
drowning one's sorrows Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

cry in one's beer

Translations (14)

ru зали́ть тоску́ (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) · fr noyer son chagrin (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) · is drekkja sorgum sínum (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) · hu alkoholba fojtja a bánatát (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) · ru зали́ть го́ре (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) · nl zorgen verdrinken (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) · es ahogar las penas (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) · cmn 借酒澆愁 /借酒浇愁 (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) · pl topić smutki (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) · it annegare i propri dispiaceri nell'alcol (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) · pt afogar as mágoas (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) · sv dränka sina sorger (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) · fi juoda suruun (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) · he הִטְבִּיעַ אֶת יְגוֹנוֹ (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings)