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suffocate

/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/

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verb

窒息する, 息を詰まらせる

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!"

ハッチを開けろ、彼はエアロックで窒息しているんだ！

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verb

窒息する, 息を詰まらせる

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."

彼は妻の頭に枕を押し当てて窒息させた。

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verb

窒息する, 息苦しくなる

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. "

兄弟間の絶え間ない口論は、彼女をストレスで窒息させた。

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verb

破壊する, 消滅させる

To destroy; to extinguish.

Examples :

"to suffocate fire"

火を消滅させる。

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adjective

窒息した

Suffocated; choked.

Examples :

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

火災の煙で部屋が窒息し、誰もが窒息してめまいを感じました。

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