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Synonyms
asphyxiate
black out
check
choke
choke back
clam up
clamp down
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ahogar
agobiar
aguantar
atafagar
babilla
contener
sofocar
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stiff
stiffen
stiffener
stiffly
stiff-necked
stiffness
stifle
stifling
stigma
stigmatic
stigmatize
stile
stiletto
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stifle / ahogar
stifle
[ˈstaɪfl]
A.
-
transitive
verb
1.
[+person]
ahogar
,
sofocar
2.
(figurative)
suprimir
·
to
stifle
a
yawn
·
contener
un
bostezo
·
to
stifle
opposition
·
reprimir
a
la
oposiciónoun
B.
-
intransitive
verb
ahogarse
,
sofocarse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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