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smother

/ˈsmʌðɚ/

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verb

Задушить, подавлять

To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone.

Examples :

"The thick blanket smothered the baby, preventing it from breathing easily. "

Толстое одеяло задушило младенца, не давая ему легко дышать.

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verb

Задушить, потушить

To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.

Examples :

"to smother a fire with ashes"

Задушить огонь пеплом.

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verb

Подавлять, душить

To reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity; suppress or do away with; extinguish

Examples :

"The teacher's strict rules smothered the students' creativity in class. "

Строгие правила учителя подавили творчество учеников в классе.

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verb

Тушить

In cookery: to cook in a close dish.

Examples :

"beefsteak smothered with onions"

Говяжий стейк, тушенный с луком

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verb

Намазывать, мазать

To daub or smear.

Examples :

"The artist smothered the canvas with thick layers of paint. "

Художник намазал холст толстыми слоями краски.

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verb

Задушить, задохнуться

To be suffocated.

Examples :

"The thick smoke from the fire smothered the firefighters, making it hard to breathe. "

Густой дым от пожара задушил пожарных, затрудняя дыхание.

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Задыхаться, задохнуться

To breathe with great difficulty by reason of smoke, dust, close covering or wrapping, or the like.

Examples :

"The thick smoke from the barbecue smothered the campers, making it hard to breathe. "

Густой дым от барбекю душил отдыхающих, затрудняя дыхание.

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verb

Тлеть, медленно гореть

(of a fire) to burn very slowly for want of air; smolder.

Examples :

"The campfire slowly smothered, giving off only small, flickering flames. "

Костёр медленно тлел, испуская лишь небольшие, мерцающие языки пламени.

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verb

Задыхаться, подавлять

To perish, grow feeble, or decline, by suppression or concealment; be stifled; be suppressed or concealed.

Examples :

"The failing economy smothered small businesses, causing many to close. "

Слабая экономика подавила малый бизнес, что привело к закрытию многих предприятий.

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verb

Заблокировать мяч

To get in the way of a kick of the ball.

Examples :

"The opposing team's player smothered the kick, preventing the ball from reaching the goal. "

Игрок команды соперника заблокировал удар, не дав мячу достичь ворот.

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Заблокировать мяч, помешать удару

To get in the way of a kick of the ball, preventing it going very far. When a player is kicking the ball, an opponent who is close enough will reach out with his hands and arms to get over the top of it, so the ball hits his hands after leaving the kicker's boot, dribbling away.

Examples :

"The defender smothered the soccer ball, preventing it from reaching the goal. "

Защитник заблокировал футбольный мяч, не дав ему достичь ворот.

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noun

Удушье

That which smothers or appears to smother, particularly

Examples :

"The heavy blanket was a smother on the warm summer night, making it hard to breathe comfortably. "

Тяжелое одеяло вызывало удушье в теплую летнюю ночь, затрудняя комфортное дыхание.