drown out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner l'action de rendre un son inaudible en produisant un son plus fort ou en le couvrant.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making a sound inaudible by producing a louder sound.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Make inaudibleinformal

   To make a sound impossible to hear by producing a louder sound.

   couvrir (un son)

   • The loud music drowned out their conversation.
   • The roar of the plane engine drowned out his voice.
   • She turned up the TV to drown out the noise from the street.

   Synonymesblot outdeadenmaskmufflemuteobscureoverpoweroverwhelmsmotherstifle

2. Overwhelm or suppressinformal

   To prevent something from being heard or noticed by being more powerful or prominent.

   couvrir, noyer

   • The government tried to drown out the protesters' voices.
   • His achievements were drowned out by the scandal.
   • The positive news was drowned out by the negative headlines.

   Synonymesburyengulfmuffleoverpowerovershadowoverwhelmsilencesmotherstiflesubmergeswamp

   Antonymesamplifyexposereveal

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