étouffer

Meaning

  1. (ambitransitive) to smother, to choke
  2. (broadly, figuratively) to stop, to inhibit, to prevent

Concepts

suffocate
choke
smother
stifle
asphyxiate
quell
dampen
suppress
muffle
strangle
hush up
repress
quench
shill
silence
damp
stew
🍲
cushion
cover-up

let dry

swelter
scotch
gag
drown
put out
quash
deaden
Synonyms

suffoquer
29k
réprimer
27k
asphyxier
48k
amortir
37k
étrangler
C1
mater
C1
dompter
26k

s’étouffer

réfréner

faire taire

apaiser
C2
assoupir
37k
oppresser
assourdir

faire disparaître

dissimuler
C2
intimider
C2
laminer
49k
couvrir
B2
mourir
A1
💀
occulter
47k

laisser périr

opprimer
passer sous silence
pouffer
celer
cacher
A2
boucher
C1
surmonter
C1
taire
B1
transpirer
C2

mettre sous le boisseau

bâillon
33k
dauber
étuver
juguler

s’asphyxier

s’éteindre

blâmer
C1
éteindre
B2
enterrer
B2
Translations

ersticken
soffocare
asfixiar
sofocar
sufocar
verstikken
onderdrukken
asfixiar
smoren
asfissiare
boğmak
stikken
asfixiar
ahogar
sufocar
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.tu.fe/
Etymology

Inherited from Old French
estouffler
In summary

Inherited from Old French estouffler.

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