Betydelse av smother på svenska

• 0 to kill someone by covering their face so that they cannot breathe:

  • They threatened to smother the animals with plastic bags.

  • Snow soon smothered the last of the blooms.

  • figurative I tried desperately to smother a sneeze (= I tried not to sneeze) during his speech.

  • I threw a blanket over the stove to smother the flames.

• 1 to prevent something from developing or growing freely:

  • The latest violence has smothered any remaining hopes for an early peace agreement.

  • I think she broke off their engagement because she felt smothered by him.

• 2 to prevent a person or animal from getting oxygen:

  • Several animals were smothered by smoke from the fire.

• 3 to cover most or all of a surface:

  • The pasta was smothered with a creamy sauce.

• 4 to stop a fire from burning by covering it with something that prevents air from reaching it:

  • Firefighters smothered the blaze with chemical foam.

• 5 to give someone you love too much attention and make the person feel less independent:

  • He felt smothered by her love.