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smothers

/ˈsmʌðərz/

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verb

Задушить, удушить

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

Examples :

"The heavy blanket smothers me, making it hard to breathe. "

Тяжелое одеяло душит меня, затрудняя дыхание.

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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, гасить

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

Examples :

"The heavy workload smothers her creativity. "

Большая нагрузка подавляет ее творчество.

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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

Мазать, намазывать

To daub or smear.

Examples :

"The artist smothers the canvas with paint, creating thick layers of color. "

Художник мажет холст краской, создавая толстые слои цвета.

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verb

Задыхаться, душить

To be suffocated.

Examples :

"The heavy blanket smothers me in my sleep, making it hard to breathe. "

Тяжелое одеяло душит меня во сне, затрудняя дыхание.

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verb

Задыхается, задыхается

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

Examples :

"The thick smoke from the burning building smothers anyone who tries to enter. "

Густой дым от горящего здания душит любого, кто пытается войти.

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verb

Тлеть

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

Examples :

"The campfire smothers overnight, turning into a bed of warm, glowing embers. "

Костёр тлеет всю ночь, превращаясь в ложе из теплых, тлеющих углей.

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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 constant criticism from her boss smothers her creativity. "

Постоянная критика со стороны ее начальника подавляет ее творчество.

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verb

Блокировать удар, мешать удару

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

Examples :

"The defender smothered the player's attempted kick, preventing the goal. "

Защитник заблокировал удар игрока, предотвратив гол.

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verb

Блокировать удар

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 quickly smothers the forward's shot, preventing it from reaching the goal. "

Защитник быстро блокирует удар нападающего, не давая мячу достичь ворот.

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noun

То, что душит

That which smothers or appears to smother, particularly

Examples :

"The smothers of the fire alarm kept everyone awake all night. "

То, что душило от пожарной сигнализации, не давало никому спать всю ночь.

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