drown

My mind teems, jumbles of faces, voices, impressions, I live my life over, as though I were drowning.
mon esprit fourmille, des fatras de visages, de voix, d’impressions : je recommence ma vie comme si je me noie.
My mind teems, jumbles of faces, voices, impressions, I live my life over, as though I were drowning.
mon esprit fourmille, des fatras de visages, de voix, d ’ impressions : je recommence ma vie comme si je me noie.
If a man were drowning, we would not stand by and see him perish because he was a lawyer, a merchant, or a judge.
Quand un homme tombe à l'eau, nous ne voudrions pas qu'il se noie, fût-il magistrat, marchand ou avocat.
People were drowning in the floods because they had never learned swimming.
Dans la crue les gens se noyaient parce qu'ils ne savaient pas nager.
Likewise, when our grandchildren ask us, "Grandma, Grandpa, where were you when two billion of the world's poorest were drowning in a lawless chaos of everyday violence?"
 » Nos petits-enfants nous mettront aussi devant nos responsabilités : « Mamie, Papi, où étiez-vous quand les 2 milliards de personnes les plus pauvres au monde se noyaient dans le chaos anarchique de violences journalières ?
The lifeguard saved the life of two boys who were drowning.
Le sauveteur a sauvé la vie de deux garçons qui étaient en train de se noyer.
They were drowning in misery in the attics, partly whole families, because they did not have the courage tho make wholes in the roofs and get onto the roof.
Ils se noyaient misérablement dans les greniers, partiellement des familles complètes parce qu'ils n'osaient pas faire des trous dans les toits et monter sur le toit.
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