suffocating in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for suffocating in the English»French Dictionary

suffocating [Brit ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪŋ, Am ˈsəfəkeɪdɪŋ] ADJ

suffocating smoke, fumes

asphyxiant

suffocating atmosphere

étouffant

suffocating heat

suffocant

a suffocating rage

une fureur noire

it's suffocating

on étouffe

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

1. suffocate lit:

suffocate smoke, fumes:

asphyxier

suffocate person, pillow:

étouffer

2. suffocate fig:

suffocate rage, anger:

étouffer

suffocate fright:

paralyser

she felt suffocated by her family

elle se sentait étouffée par sa famille

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

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)

Translations for suffocating in the French»English Dictionary

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suffocant (suffocante) chaleur, atmosphère

suffocating

suffocation (sensation)

suffocating feeling

suffoquer chaleur, fumée:

to suffocate

suffoquer

to suffocate

on suffoque ici

it's suffocating in here

je manque d'oxygène ici

I'm suffocating here

asphyxier

to asphyxiate, to suffocate to death

s'asphyxier

to suffocate to death

étouffer personne: victime

to suffocate

étouffer personne, ville:

to suffocate

étouffer

to suffocate

s'étouffer

to suffocate

j'ai l'impression de planer/d'étouffer/d'être surveillé

I feel I am gliding/suffocating/being watched

j'ai cru mourir/étouffer

I thought I was dying/suffocating

suffocating in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for suffocating in the English»French Dictionary

suffocating ADJ a. fig

suffocating

étouffant(e)

I.suffocate [ˈsʌfəkeɪt] a. fig VB intr

suffocate

suffoquer

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

suffocate

étouffer

to feel suffocated

étouffer

Translations for suffocating in the French»English Dictionary

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suffocant(e) fumée, odeur

suffocating

asphyxiant(e) air

suffocating

asphyxier

to suffocate

s'asphyxier

to suffocate

étouffer (tuer)

to suffocate

étouffer

to suffocate

on étouffe ici!

it's suffocating in here!

suffoquer

to suffocate

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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They suggest the suffocating, artificial human atmosphere that surrounds her.

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

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Liz strongly disagrees, arguing that she should free herself from the suffocating life.

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

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The storm moves in cyclone (circular) form, carrying clouds of dust and sand, and produces on humans and animals a suffocating effect.

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Rescue parties which arrived on the scene were hampered by suffocating pumice dust and sulphurous fumes, and hot ashes on the ground.

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As the economy shrunk so did the university's endowment, suffocating an already highly indebted university incapable of generating enough revenue to maintain itself.

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

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

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