suffocate

[US]/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/
[UK]/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. at forsage nogen til at dø ved at fratage dem luften, at dræbe ved at forhindre tilgangen til luft
vi. have svært ved at trække vejret, at blive frataget luften.
Word Forms
Past Tensesuffocated
Third Person Singularsuffocates
Present Participlesuffocating
Past Participlesuffocated

Phrases & Collocations

suffocating feeling

kvælende følelse

Example Sentences

The smoke and fumes almost suffocated me.

Røgen og udstødningsgasserne fik mig næsten til at kvæles.

The baby suffocated under its pillow.

Babyen kvalte under sit pudebetræk.

The frogspawn needs air and would suffocate in the stagnant pool below.

Tudsernes æg har brug for luft og ville kvæles i den stillestående sø nedenfor.

I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift.

Jeg var tæt på at kvæles, da røret til mit åndedrætsapparat løsnedes.

Prevents the breath myospasm to cause to suffocate, when necessity makes a great effort the tube incision, the intermittent positive pressure gives the oxygen.

Forhindrer åndedrætsmyospasme i at forårsage kvælning, når nødvendigheden kræver en stor indsats for tubusincisionen, giver det periodiske positive tryk ilt.

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