sofocar

Principal Translations
Spanish	English
sofocar⇒ vtr	(fuego: apagar)	extinguish⇒ vtr
smother⇒ vtr
put out vtr phrasal sep
Los bomberos sofocaron el incendio en menos de una hora.
The firefighters extinguished the fire in less than an hour.
sofocar vtr	(faltar aire)	leave [sb] out of breath v expr
La actividad impuesta por el instructor sofocó a la tropa.
The activity imposed by the instructor left the troops out of breath.
sofocar vtr	(ruido: amortiguar)	stifle⇒ vtr
(person)	smother⇒ vtr
Sofocaron sus gritos con la almohada.
They stifled his screams with the pillow.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. They smothered him with the pillow.
sofocar vtr	(molestar)	annoy⇒ vtr
El niño sofocaba a su padre porque no paraba de preguntarle cosas.
The child annoyed his father because she wouldn't stop asking him questions.
sofocarse⇒ v prnl	(avergonzarse)	get embarrassed, become embarrassed vi + adj
Se sofoca ante lo más mínimo.
He gets embarrassed at the slightest thing.
sofocarse v prnl	(agobiarse por algo)	get worked up v expr
get upset v expr
(ironic)	kill yourself v expr
Note: Suele usarse en oraciones negativas con sentido irónico.
Tú no te sofoques y sigue a tu ritmo, que da igual que no lleguemos a casa a la hora de cenar.
Don't get worked up and take your time; it doesn't matter if we don't make it home in time for dinner.

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