asphyxiate

UK
/əsˈfɪksieɪt/
US
/æˈsfɪkʃiˌeɪt/

Traduzioni

asphyxiateverb
asphyxiated
Past Simple
asphyxiated
Past Participle
asphyxiating
Gerund
UK
/əsˈfɪksieɪt/
US
/æˈsfɪkʃiˌeɪt/
The smoke from the fire began to asphyxiate the trapped victims.
Дым от пожара начал удушать застрявших жертв.
The villain tried to asphyxiate the hero with a pillow.
Злодей попытался задушить героя подушкой.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
довеcти до удушья
погубить удушьем

Definizioni

asphyxiateverb
To cause someone to stop breathing and become unconscious or die.
The smoke from the fire began to asphyxiate the trapped residents.
To be unable to breathe and risk suffocation; to suffocate (intransitive).
Without fresh air, the miners began to asphyxiate deep underground.