Translations for „snuff out“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

snuff out VB trans

1. snuff out candle:

snuff out

заду́ть

2. snuff out opposition:

snuff out

подавля́ть

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Pinker believes we need more than empathy to snuff out violence.

torontolife.com

His lack of pace required him to stay pretty deep in the formation and utilize his intelligence to snuff out encroaching attacks.

paininthearsenal.com

Though opposition to fracking isn't likely to snuff out the boom, it could limit the industry's ability to boost production.

www.theglobeandmail.com

The vicissitudes of fate, not cruel so much as random, can snuff out life at any moment, so whaddaya say?

www.theonion.com

They go to the danger and snuff out the opportunity.

www.the42.ie

The reality is that, in practice, bitcoin's source code itself will probably never be altered to find aliens or snuff out diseases.

motherboard.vice.com

Still, security's never far from muscling in to snuff out japes.

www.nzherald.co.nz

He would have made sure he brought the man down first and foremost because that was the only way to snuff out the danger.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The work was careful, slow, orderly, painstakingly analytical -- the kind of process that seems intended to snuff out excited newspaper headlines.

grist.org

Stiles was deployed in the middle of the park to snuff out the flair and peril of creative opponents, and this he did with much success.

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