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Meaning of afondar | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
afonˈdaɾ

Definitions

  1. to sink
  2. to deepen
  3. Equivalent to 'sink': A basin used for holding water for washing.

Equivalents

English Deepen sink

Examples

“et entõ leuãtarse a hũa tã grãde tẽpestade, que por pouquo a naue seera afondada, et os cõpaneiros et os outros que y foren, cõ medo de morte, chamarã Nostro Señor que por lo rrogo de Santiago os liure do perigoo d'aquela tẽpestade.”

and then a large tempest will rise, which will almost cause the ship to sink, and the companions and the others being there, with fear of death, will ask Our Lord that, through the request of Saint James, free them of the danger of said tempest

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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