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Translate smother from English to Spanish

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smother:
- Wiktionary:
  smother → sofocar, apagar, reprimir
  smother → sofocar, ahogar
- Synonyms for "smother":
  clutter; jumble; muddle; fuddle; mare's nest; welter; disorderliness; disorder
  smoke; fume
  surround; cover
  asphyxiate; suffocate; kill
  stifle; strangle; muffle; repress; suppress; stamp down; inhibit; subdue; conquer; curb
  spread over
  put out; snuff out; extinguish

English

Detailed Translations for smother from English to Spanish

smother:

Translation Matrix for smother:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	clutter; fuddle; jumble; mare's nest; muddle; welter
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	asphyxiate; muffle; put out; repress; stifle; strangle; suffocate; surround

Synonyms for "smother":

clutter; jumble; muddle; fuddle; mare's nest; welter; disorderliness; disorder
smoke; fume
surround; cover
asphyxiate; suffocate; kill
stifle; strangle; muffle; repress; suppress; stamp down; inhibit; subdue; conquer; curb
spread over
put out; snuff out; extinguish

Related Definitions for "smother":

a stifling cloud of smoke¹
a confused multitude of things¹
conceal or hide¹
- smother a yawn¹
envelop completely¹
- smother the meat in gravy¹
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion¹
- smother fires¹
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing¹
- Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow¹
form an impenetrable cover over¹
- the butter cream smothered the cake¹

Wiktionary Translations for smother:

smother

verb

to suffocate
- smother → sofocar
to extinguish or deaden
- smother → apagar
to reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity
- smother → reprimir

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• smother	→ sofocar; ahogar	↔ étouffer — Faire mourir en arrêter la respiration.

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