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1 stifle
1. transitive verbersticken; (fig.): (suppress) unterdrücken; ersticken [Widerstand, Aufstand, Schrei]2. intransitive verbwe were stifled by the heat — wir erstickten fast vor Hitze
* * *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!) ersticken2) (to extinguish or put out (flames).) ersticken3) (to suppress (a yawn, a laugh etc).) unterdrücken•- academic.ru/70759/stifling">stifling* * *sti·fle[ˈstaɪfl̩]I. vi erstickenII. vt1. (smother)▪ to \stifle sb jdn erstickento \stifle a fire/flames ein Feuer/Flammen erstickento be \stifled by fumes/smoke an Dämpfen/am Rauch ersticken▪ to \stifle sth etw unterdrückenI don't know how I managed to \stifle my anger ich weiß nicht, wie ich es geschafft habe, meinen Zorn hinunterzuschluckento \stifle competition die Konkurrenz ausschaltento \stifle a desire sich dat einen Wunsch versagento \stifle a scream/yawn einen Aufschrei/ein Gähnen unterdrücken* * *['staɪfl]1. vt(= suffocate) ersticken; (fig) laugh, cough also, rage, opposition unterdrücken2. viersticken* * *stifle1 [ˈstaıfl]A v/t1. jemanden, ein Feuer, eine Revolte etc ersticken2. einen Fluch, ein Gähnen etc unterdrücken:stifle a discussion eine Diskussion abwürgenB v/i (weitS. schier) erstickenstifle2 [ˈstaıfl] s ZOOLstifle bone Kniescheibe f (eines Pferdes)2. VET Kniegelenkgalle f (eines Pferdes)* * *1. transitive verbersticken; (fig.): (suppress) unterdrücken; ersticken [Widerstand, Aufstand, Schrei]2. intransitive verb* * *v.abwürgen (Diskussion) v.ersticken v.unterdrücken (Gefühl) v. -
2 stifle
sti·fle [ʼstaɪfl̩] viersticken;we \stifled in the heat of the city ( fig) wir sind in der Hitze der Stadt fast umgekommen ( fam) vt1) ( smother)to \stifle sb jdn ersticken;to \stifle a fire/ flames ein Feuer/Flammen ersticken;to be \stifled by fumes/ smoke an Dämpfen/am Rauch ersticken;to \stifle sth etw unterdrücken;I don't know how I managed to \stifle my anger ich weiß nicht, wie ich es geschafft habe, meinen Zorn hinunterzuschlucken;to \stifle competition die Konkurrenz ausschalten;to \stifle a desire sich dat einen Wunsch versagen;to \stifle a scream/ yawn einen Aufschrei/ein Gähnen unterdrücken;to \stifle the urge to laugh sich dat das Lachen verbeißen
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