What does asfixia in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word asfixia in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use asfixia in Portuguese.

The word asfixia in Portuguese means asphyxia, sufocação, asfixia, asfixia, sufocação, asfixia, de asfixia. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word asfixia

asphyxia

sufocação, asfixia

noun (obstructed breathing)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Mantenha os objetos pequenos longe dos bebês a fim de prevenir asfixia.
Keep small objects away from babies so as to prevent choking.

asfixia

noun (death by suffocation)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The cause of death was asphyxiation from carbon monoxide.

sufocação

noun (asphyxiation)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The detectives discovered that the victim's cause of death was suffocation.

asfixia

noun (suffocation)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

de asfixia

adjective (indicating obstructed breathing)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
O homem fez um gesto de asfixia conforme seu rosto ficava roxo.
The man made choking sounds as his face turned purple.

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