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suffocate

/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/

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verb

اختنق، خنق

To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.

Examples :

"Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock!"

افتحوا الفتحة، إنه يختنق في غرفة معادلة الضغط!

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verb

اختنق، خنق

To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.

Examples :

"He suffocated his wife by holding a pillow over her head."

خنق زوجته بوضع وسادة على رأسها.

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verb

اختنق، خنق

To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation.

Examples :

"The constant arguing between her siblings suffocated her with stress. "

الجدال المستمر بين أشقائها خنقها بالتوتر.

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verb

يدمر، يخمد

To destroy; to extinguish.

Examples :

"to suffocate fire"

إخماد النار.

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adjective

مختنق

Suffocated; choked.

Examples :

"The smoke from the fire made the room suffocating, leaving everyone feeling choked and dizzy. "

جعل الدخان المتصاعد من الحريق الغرفة مختنقة، مما ترك الجميع يشعرون بالاختناق والدوخة.

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