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se afogaram

drowned

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phrase Rare #41,641
drowned The third-person plural past form of afogar-se, used when people or animals drowned. It can also mean “nearly drowned” with quase.
PO: Eles se afogaram no rio.
EN: They drowned in the river.

Todos eles se afogaram.

They all drowned.

Sofi e Paco quase se afogaram.

Sofi and Paco almost drowned.

— Roma (2018)

Os pais de ambos se afogaram.

Both of their parents drowned.

— A História Pessoal de David Copperfield (2019)

Então veio o momento quando as abelhas se afogaram.

Then came the moment when the bees drowned.

— Asas do Desejo (1987)