Betydelse av suffocate på svenska

• 0 to (cause someone to) die because of not having enough oxygen:

  • The report said that the victims had suffocated in the fumes.

  • She suffocated him by holding a pillow over his head.

• 1 to prevent something or someone from improving or developing in a positive way

• 2 to die because of a lack of oxygen, or to kill someone by preventing that person from breathing:

  • [ I ] The government warned parents yesterday not to let infants sleep on small plastic pillows because the babies could suffocate.