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 s'étouffer dans le sas !medicinephysiologybodysensationsufferingChat 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.medicinephysiologybodydiseasesensationsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉtouffer, suffoquerTo overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation."The constant arguing between my siblings suffocated me; I felt overwhelmed and unable to breathe. "Les disputes constantes entre mes frères et sœurs m'étouffaient ; je me sentais dépassé et incapable de respirer.sensationmindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDétruire, éteindreTo destroy; to extinguish."to suffocate fire"Éteindre le feu.disasterenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSuffocation"The suffocating heat in the classroom made it difficult to concentrate. "La chaleur suffocante dans la salle de classe rendait difficile la concentration.sensationmedicinebodyphysiologysufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
