verb🔗ShareSuffoquer, étoufferTo suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body."Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock!"Ouvrez la trappe, il est en train de suffoquer dans le sas !medicinephysiologybodyconditionsensationsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSuffoquer, étoufferTo die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body."He suffocated his wife by holding a pillow over her head."Il a étouffé sa femme en lui tenant un oreiller sur la tête.medicinephysiologybodydiseaseactionbiologyenvironmenthumanorganismsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSuffoquer, étoufferTo overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation."The constant arguing between her siblings suffocated her with stress. "Les disputes constantes entre ses frères et sœurs l'étouffaient de stress.mindemotionsensationphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDétruire, éteindreTo destroy; to extinguish."to suffocate fire"Éteindre le feu.physiologymedicinebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAsphyxiéSuffocated; choked."The smoke from the fire made the room suffocating, leaving everyone feeling choked and dizzy. "La fumée de l'incendie rendait la pièce asphyxiée, laissant tout le monde étouffé et pris de vertiges.medicinephysiologysensationbodydiseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
