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suffocating

/ˈsʌfəˌkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈsʌfəˌkeɪɾɪŋ/

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verb

窒息する, 息苦しくさせる

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!"

ハッチを開けて、彼はエアロックで窒息している！

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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

窒息させる, 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 my siblings suffocated me; I felt overwhelmed and unable to breathe. "

兄弟間の絶え間ない口論が私を窒息させ、圧倒されて息ができないと感じました。

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verb

破壊する, 消す

To destroy; to extinguish.

Examples :

"to suffocate fire"

火を消す。

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noun

窒息

Examples :

"The suffocating heat in the classroom made it difficult to concentrate. "

教室の息苦しい暑さで集中するのが難しくなった。

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