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stifle ersticken

ersticken

stifle = ersticken

Pronunciation =  stifle

Pronunciation in German = ersticken

stifle in German: ersticken

Part of speech Verb 

Definition in English : make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.

restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion). 

Definition in German : (jemanden) unfähig machen, richtig zu atmen; ersticken.

zurückhalten (eine Reaktion) oder sich selbst davon abhalten, darauf zu reagieren (eine Emotion).

Examples in English :

  • She pretended to stifle a yawn.

Examples in German :

  • Sie tat so, als würde sie ein Gähnen ersticken.

Synonyms of stifle

Synonyms in German Drossel
unterdrücken
Synonyms in English suffocate
choke
asphyxiate
smother
suppress

Antonyms of stifle

Antonyms in German kalt
kühl
rauslassen
Antonyms in English cold
chilly
let out

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