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1 stifle
['staɪfl]verbo transitivo soffocare (anche fig.)* * *1) (to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate: He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat!) soffocare2) (to extinguish or put out (flames).) spegnere3) (to suppress (a yawn, a laugh etc).) reprimere•- stifling* * *stifle /ˈstaɪfl/n.2 [u] (vet.) malattia della grassella● stifle-bone, rotula (o patella) del cavallo.(to) stifle /ˈstaɪfl/A v. t.soffocare ( anche fig.); reprimere; spegnere; trattenere: to stifle a yawn, soffocare uno sbadiglio; to stifle a fire [a rebellion], soffocare (o domare) un incendio [una rivolta]; to stifle one's anger, reprimere l'ira; to stifle one's sobs, reprimere (o trattenere) i singhiozziB v. i.● to stifle one's grief, mettere a tacere il proprio dolore □ to stifle a rumour, mettere a tacere una diceria □ to stifle sb. to death, uccidere q. per soffocamento; far morire q. soffocato.* * *['staɪfl]verbo transitivo soffocare (anche fig.)
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Stifle bone — Stifle Sti fle, n. [From {Stiff}.] (Far.) The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; called also {stifle joint}. See Illust. under {Horse}. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stifle bone — noun the bone in front of a stifle joint … English new terms dictionary
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Stifle — Sti fle, n. [From {Stiff}.] (Far.) The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; called also {stifle joint}. See Illust. under {Horse}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stifle joint — Stifle Sti fle, n. [From {Stiff}.] (Far.) The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint corresponding to the knee in man; called also {stifle joint}. See Illust. under {Horse}. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stifle — 1. v. 1 tr. smother, suppress (stifled a yawn). 2 intr. & tr. experience or cause to experience constraint of breathing (stifling heat). 3 tr. kill by suffocating. Derivatives: stifler n. stiflingly adv. Etymology: perh. alt. of ME stuffe,… … Useful english dictionary
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