HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › drown one's sorrows
← Back to search

Meaning of drown one's sorrows | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings.

Equivalents

Español ahogar las penas
Suomi juoda suruun
Français noyer son chagrin
Italiano annegare i propri dispiaceri nell'alcol
Nederlands zorgen verdrinken
Português afogar as mágoas
Русский зали́ть го́ре зали́ть тоску́

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

drown out drown the miller drown'd drownd drownded drownding

Learn this word in context

See drown one's sorrows used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course