stifle

stifle
1. transitive verb
ersticken; (fig.): (suppress) unterdrücken; ersticken [Widerstand, Aufstand, Schrei]

we were stifled by the heat — wir erstickten fast vor Hitze

2. intransitive verb
ersticken
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verb
1) (to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate: He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat!) ersticken
2) (to extinguish or put out (flames).) ersticken
3) (to suppress (a yawn, a laugh etc).) unterdrücken
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sti·fle
[ˈstaɪfl̩]
I. vi ersticken
we \stifled in the heat of the city (fig) wir sind in der Hitze der Stadt fast umgekommen fam
II. vt
1. (smother)
to \stifle sb jdn ersticken
to \stifle a fire/flames ein Feuer/Flammen ersticken
to be \stifled by fumes/smoke an Dämpfen/am Rauch ersticken
2. (fig: suppress)
to \stifle sth etw unterdrücken
I don't know how I managed to \stifle my anger ich weiß nicht, wie ich es geschafft habe, meinen Zorn hinunterzuschlucken
to \stifle competition die Konkurrenz ausschalten
to \stifle a desire sich dat einen Wunsch versagen
to \stifle a scream/yawn einen Aufschrei/ein Gähnen unterdrücken
to \stifle the urge to laugh sich dat das Lachen verbeißen
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['staɪfl]
1. vt
(= suffocate) ersticken; (fig) laugh, cough also, rage, opposition unterdrücken

the heat nearly stifled them — sie sind fast umgekommen vor Hitze

2. vi
ersticken
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stifle1 [ˈstaıfl]
A v/t
1. jemanden, ein Feuer, eine Revolte etc ersticken
2. einen Fluch, ein Gähnen etc unterdrücken:
stifle a discussion eine Diskussion abwürgen
B v/i (weitS. schier) ersticken
stifle2 [ˈstaıfl] s ZOOL
1. auch stifle joint Kniegelenk n (eines Pferdes, Hundes):
stifle bone Kniescheibe f (eines Pferdes)
2. VET Kniegelenkgalle f (eines Pferdes)
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1. transitive verb
ersticken; (fig.): (suppress) unterdrücken; ersticken [Widerstand, Aufstand, Schrei]

we were stifled by the heat — wir erstickten fast vor Hitze

2. intransitive verb
ersticken
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v.
abwürgen (Diskussion) v.
ersticken v.
unterdrücken (Gefühl) v.

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