Translations for „asphyxiate“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

asphyxiate [əsˈfɪksieɪt] VB trans, intr form

asphyxiate

dusić [perf u-] [się]

to be asphyxiated

udusić się

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English

In very high densities (algal blooms) these algae may discolor the water and outcompete, poison, or asphyxiate other life forms.

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The sound was appalling and fumes enough to asphyxiate you.

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The two try to asphyxiate themselves with exhaust fumes in a car.

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An encapsulated body can also be melanised in order to asphyxiate it, thanks to another type of hemocyte, which uses the phenoloxidase pathway to produce melanin.

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Tragically, during launch pad testing, a fire would asphyxiate the team.

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He has oxygen up his nose 24-7, or he would asphyxiate.

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The result was to asphyxiate genuine expression.

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In high concentrations, it can attack the lungs and asphyxiate victims.

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Corrective surgery (septoplasty) will maximise the airflow and correct the feedback loop to the brain which keeps awakening the sufferer so as not to asphyxiate.

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So eventually people would asphyxiate, because their diaphragm isn't moving.

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