задуша — meaning in English
zadusha
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English meaning
Senses
задуша is used for these senses in English:
- choke (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
- choke (transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
- suffocate (ergative) To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
- suffocate (ergative) To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.
choke — full definition
- verb To be unable to breathe because something is blocking the throat or windpipe.
- verb To squeeze someone's throat so they cannot breathe; to strangle.
- verb To perform badly under pressure at a crucial moment, especially when close to winning.
- noun A valve that adjusts the fuel-air mixture in an engine, especially to help start it when cold.
suffocate — full definition
- verb To die, or cause someone to die, from lack of oxygen.
- verb To feel overwhelmed or stifled, as if unable to breathe.