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1 suffocate
['sʌfəkeɪt] 1.1) [smoke, fumes] asfissiare, soffocare; [person, pillow] soffocare2) fig. [rage, anger] soffocare2.1) (by smoke, fumes) [ crowd] essere asfissiato, soffocato; (by pillow) [ person] essere soffocato2) fig. soffocare, asfissiare ( with per, da)* * *(to kill, die, cause distress to or feel distress, through lack of air or the prevention of free breathing: A baby may suffocate if it sleeps with a pillow; The smoke was suffocating him; May I open the window? I'm suffocating.) soffocare* * *['sʌfəkeɪt] 1.1) [smoke, fumes] asfissiare, soffocare; [person, pillow] soffocare2) fig. [rage, anger] soffocare2.1) (by smoke, fumes) [ crowd] essere asfissiato, soffocato; (by pillow) [ person] essere soffocato2) fig. soffocare, asfissiare ( with per, da) -
2 smother
['smʌðə(r)]1) (stifle) soffocare [person, fire, yawn, scandal]2) (cover)to smother sb. with kisses — coprire qcn. di baci
* * *1) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) soffocare, asfissiare2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) spegnere3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) ricoprire; soffocare* * *smother /ˈsmʌðə(r)/n. [uc]2 nuvolo di polvere; polverone.(to) smother /ˈsmʌðə(r)/A v. t.1 soffocare ( anche fig.); asfissiare: He smothered his wife with a pillow, ha soffocato la moglie con un guanciale; We were smothered by smoke, eravamo soffocati dal fumo; He smothered the girl with kisses, soffocò la ragazza di baci; to smother a yawn, soffocare uno sbadiglio3 celare; nascondere; reprimere; mettere a tacere: to smother one's rage, reprimere l'ira; The facts were smothered up, la cosa è stata messa a tacere4 ricoprire; colmare: The steak was smothered with mushrooms, la bistecca era ricoperta di funghi; They smothered me with gifts, mi hanno colmato di doniB v. i.1 soffocare; respirare a fatica2 soffocare; morire asfissiato● to smother the fire, spegnere (o coprire di cenere) il fuoco □ (a scacchi) smothered mate, scacco matto affogato ( dato con il cavallo) □ ( cucina) strawberries smothered in cream, fragole affogate nella panna.* * *['smʌðə(r)]1) (stifle) soffocare [person, fire, yawn, scandal]2) (cover)to smother sb. with kisses — coprire qcn. di baci
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