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I.suffocate [Brit ˈsʌfəkeɪt, Am ˈsəfəˌkeɪt] VB trans

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1. suffocate lit:

suffocate smoke, fumes:

suffocate person, pillow:

2. suffocate fig:

suffocate rage, anger:

suffocate fright:

she felt suffocated by her family

elle se sentait étouffée par sa famille

II.suffocate [Brit ˈsʌfəkeɪt, Am ˈsəfəˌkeɪt] VB intr

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1. suffocate lit (by smoke, fumes):

suffocate (in enclosed space, crowd)

être asphyxié

suffocate (by pillow)

être étouffé

2. suffocate fig:

suffocate

suffoquer (with de)

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suffoquer chaleur, fumée:

to suffocate

to suffocate

to asphyxiate, to suffocate to death

s'asphyxier

to suffocate to death

étouffer personne: victime

to suffocate

étouffer personne, ville:

to suffocate

to suffocate

s'étouffer

to suffocate

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I.suffocate [ˈsʌfəkeɪt] a. fig VB intr

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suffocate

II.suffocate [ˈsʌfəkeɪt] a. fig VB trans a. fig

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suffocate

to feel suffocated

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to suffocate

s'asphyxier

to suffocate

to suffocate

étouffer (tuer)

to suffocate

to suffocate

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They were two parts of my life and it was suffocating. en.wikipedia.org

They already suffocated 12 of their victims, and they chose a guest as number 13. en.wikipedia.org

The atmosphere, however, is not suffocating, but rather of coziness protected from the cold. en.wikipedia.org

They suffocate and are quickly buried by sand and dust. en.wikipedia.org

Human activity that puts silt in the streams can cause the eggs to suffocate which is detrimental to the population. en.wikipedia.org

Turtles may also suffocate if they are trapped in fishing trawls. en.wikipedia.org

Soon their wooden home is blanketed in snow and without air the two will suffocate in the smoke-filled chamber. en.wikipedia.org

This causes the cells to suffocate from lack of oxygen. en.wikipedia.org

A visitor to the complex in 1832 described the dust as almost suffocating. en.wikipedia.org

When the filtration system was taken offline for cleaning, the ozone valve was turned off, to prevent the sharks from suffocating. en.wikipedia.org

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