asphyxiate in Russian
asphyxiate in Russian is души́ть, задуши́ть, задохну́ться — asphyxiate means to stop someone breathing by cutting off their air supply.
asphyxiate in Russian
души́ть
Pronounced: dushit
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
задуши́ть
Pronounced: zadushit
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
задохну́ться
Pronounced: zadokhnutsya
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
задыха́ться
Pronounced: zadykhatsya
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
What does "asphyxiate" mean?
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verb To stop someone breathing by cutting off their air supply.
"A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner’s report said."
- verb To stop breathing because the air supply has been cut off.
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asphyxiate in a sentence
- A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner’s report said.
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What is "asphyxiate" in Russian?
"asphyxiate" in Russian is души́ть, задуши́ть, задохну́ться. asphyxiate means: To stop someone breathing by cutting off their air supply.
How do you pronounce души́ть?
"asphyxiate" in Russian is души́ть, pronounced "dushit".
Are there other ways to say "asphyxiate" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 4 translations listed for "asphyxiate": души́ть, задуши́ть, задохну́ться, задыха́ться.
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