What does soffocare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word soffocare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use soffocare in Italian.
The word soffocare in Italian means suffocate, smother, choke, stifle, suffocate, smother, suffocate, suffocate, stifle, hold back, repress, suppress, stifle, smother, snuff out the flames, suffocate in blood. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word soffocare
suffocate, smother, choke, stifleverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (ostacolare la respirazione) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Se le metti il bavaglino troppo stretto rischi di soffocare la bambina. If you put the baby's bib on too tight, you risk suffocating her. |
suffocate, smotherverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (uccidere strozzando) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'assassino violentava le sue vittime e poi le soffocava con un sacchetto di plastica. The murderer raped his victims, then suffocated them with a plastic bag. |
suffocateverbo intransitivo (fare fatica a respirare) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Apri la finestra, che qui dentro si soffoca! Open the window, we're suffocating in here! |
suffocateverbo intransitivo (morire per soffocamento) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Il bimbo è quasi soffocato a causa di una lisca di pesce. The boy almost suffocated because of a piece of fish. |
stifle, hold back, repress, suppressverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (reprimere una rivolta) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") I tumulti furono soffocati nel sangue. ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. The dictatorship stifled (or: suppressed) all rebellions. |
stifle, smotherverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (sviluppo di una persona) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Quell'ambiente provinciale lo stava soffocando, così si trasferì a Parigi e iniziò a frequentare l'accademia di belle arti. That provincial air was stifling him, so he moved to Paris and began attending the academy of fine arts. |
snuff out the flames
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suffocate in blood
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