noyer son chagrin
French, verb/nwa.je sɔ̃ ʃa.ɡʁɛ̃/
noyer son chagrin is spelled N-O-Y-E-R-S-O-N-C-H-A-G-R-I-N (15 letters). Noyer son chagrin is a French verb meaning “to drown one's sorrows” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Boire de l’alcool pour oublier ses soucis”.
What does noyer son chagrin mean in English?
verb
- 1
to drown one's sorrows
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Boire de l’alcool pour oublier ses soucis.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce noyer son chagrin?
- /nwa.je sɔ̃ ʃa.ɡʁɛ̃/
- \nwa.je sɔ̃ ʃa.ɡʁɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.