🛑smother (esmóder)

verb
/ˈsmʌðər/
sofocar / asfixiar (sofocar / asfixiar)

Meaning

to kill someone by covering their nose and mouth to prevent breathing; to cover something completely; to overwhelm with excessive attention or affection
Traducción del significado
matar a alguien cubriendo su nariz y boca para impedir la respiración; cubrir algo completamente; abrumar con atención o afecto excesivo
matar a alguien cubriendo su nariz y boca para impedir la respiración; cubrir algo completamente; abrumar con atención o afecto excesivo

Oraciones de ejemplo

She smothered the fire with a blanket.

Ella sofocó el fuego con una manta.
Ella sofocó el fuego con una manta.

Synonyms

suffocate, stifle, choke, overwhelm

Antonyms

free, release

Colocaciones

smother with a blanket, smother with love, smother fire

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