suffocate-asfixiarse: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is suffocate? suffocate is asfixiarse

What is asfixiarse?

  • To kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen.

    Matar o destruir impidiendo el acceso de aire u oxígeno.

  • To impair the respiration of; asphyxiate.

    Para perjudicar la respiración de; asfixiar.

  • To cause discomfort to by or as if by cutting off the supply of fresh air.

    Causar molestias por o como si cortara el suministro de aire fresco.

  • To suppress the development, imagination, or creativity of; stifle: "The rigid formality of the place suffocated her” ( Thackeray).

    Suprimir el desarrollo, la imaginación o la creatividad de; Stifle: "La rígida formalidad del lugar la asfixió" (Thackeray).

  • To die from lack of air or oxygen; be asphyxiated.

    Morir por falta de aire u oxígeno; ser asfixiado.

  • To feel discomfort from lack of fresh air.

    Sentir molestias por falta de aire fresco.

  • To become or feel suppressed; be stifled.

    Llegar a ser o sentirse reprimido; ser sofocado.

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