Translations for suffocate in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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

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1. suffocate:

suffocate smoke, fumes:

asfissiare, soffocare

suffocate person, pillow:

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

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1. suffocate (by smoke, fumes):

suffocate (in enclosed space, crowd)

essere asfissiato, soffocato

suffocate (by pillow)

essere soffocato

2. suffocate fig:

suffocate

soffocare, asfissiare (with per, da)

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to suffocate

asfissiare (opprimere)

to suffocate

to suffocate

soffocare persona:

to suffocate

to suffocate

Translations for suffocate in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

I.suffocate [ˈsʌ·fə·keɪt] VB intr

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suffocate

II.suffocate [ˈsʌ·fə·keɪt] VB trans

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1. suffocate (asphixiate):

suffocate

2. suffocate fig:

suffocate

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to suffocate

to suffocate

to suffocate

soffocare qu con un cuscino

to suffocate sb with a pillow

to suffocate

to suffocate sb with a pillow

soffocare qu con un cuscino

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

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

Trapped in a narrow tunnel, he was eventually suffocated by carbon dioxide after prolonged efforts to free him. en.wikipedia.org

A human body in grain takes seconds to sink, minutes to suffocate, and hours to locate and recover. en.wikipedia.org

Ignited by sparks from a nearby welder, the resulting fire consumed most of the oxygen in the space, suffocating the workers. 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

The bitter and suffocating yesterday that parted us not long ago has returned suddenly. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

A fire caused thirty-seven miners to suffocate in the mine. en.wikipedia.org

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