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утону́ть

verb, perfective
Partner тону́ть, уто́пать
rarely used word (#5117)

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to drown

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Если бы не его по́мощь, она могла́ бы утону́ть. If it hadn't been for his help, she might have drowned.
Том утону́л в океа́не. Tom drowned in the ocean.
Двое из них утону́ли. Two of them were drowned.
Он едва не утону́л. He was almost drowned.
Ты не уто́нешь, если нау́чишься пла́вать. You won't drown if you learn how to swim.
Ма́льчик чуть не утону́л. The boy almost drowned.
Он чуть не утону́л. He almost drowned.
Если бы брат мне не помо́г, я бы утону́ла. If my brother hadn't helped me, I would've drowned.
Не́сколько челове́к утону́ло. A number of people were drowned.
Он утону́л в океа́не. He drowned in the ocean.