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1 stifling
adjectivestickig; drückend [Hitze]; (fig.) einengend [Atmosphäre]; erdrückend [Einfluss, Herrschaft]* * *adjective (very hot, stuffy etc: stifling heat; It's stifling in here.) stickig* * *sti·fling[ˈstaɪfl̩ɪŋ]1. (smothering) fumes, smoke erstickend; air zum Ersticken nach n, präd; ( fig) heat, humidity drückend; room stickigit was hot and \stifling in the train im Zug war es heiß und stickigwe had to deal with a lot of \stifling bureaucracy wir mussten uns oft mit einer Bürokratie herumschlagen, die jede Initiative im Keim erstickte* * *['staIflɪŋ]adj1) fumes, smoke erstickend; heat drückend2) (fig) beengend; situation erdrückend; atmosphere stickig* * *stifling heat Bruthitze f* * *adjectivestickig; drückend [Hitze]; (fig.) einengend [Atmosphäre]; erdrückend [Einfluss, Herrschaft]* * *adj.erstickend adj. -
2 stifling
1) ( smothering) fumes, smoke erstickend; air zum Ersticken nach n, präd ( fig); heat, humidity drückend; room stickig;it was hot and \stifling in the train im Zug war es heiß und stickig;we had to deal with a lot of \stifling bureaucracy wir mussten uns oft mit einer Bürokratie herumschlagen, die jede Initiative im Keim erstickte -
3 baking
adverbit's baking hot today — eine Hitze wie im Backofen ist das heute
* * *noun (the act or art of cooking bread, cakes etc.) das Backen* * *bak·ing[ˈbeɪkɪŋ]\baking hot weather Affenhitze f fam* * *['beIkɪŋ]1. n2. adj(inf: stifling, roasting)I'm baking — ich komme um vor Hitze
it's baking (hot) today — es ist eine Affenhitze heute (inf)
* * *A s1. Backen n2. Schub m (Brote etc)3. TECHa) Brennen n (von Ziegeln)b) Einbrennen n (von Lack)B adj & adv it’s baking (hot) today heute ist eine Bruthitze umg* * *adverb* * *n.Einbrennen n. -
4 oppressive
adjective1) (tyrannical) repressiv2) (fig.): (hard to endure) bedrückend [Ängste, Atmosphäre]3) (fig.): (hot and close) drückend [Wetter, Klima, Tag]4) (fig.): (burdensome) drückend [Steuer]; repressiv [Gesetz, Beschränkung]* * *[-siv]* * *op·pres·sive[əˈpresɪv]\oppressive taxes drückende Steuern2. (hard to bear) erdrückend\oppressive atmosphere bedrückende [o beklemmende] Atmosphärean \oppressive sense of disaster eine lähmende Vorausahnung bevorstehenden Unheils* * *[ə'presɪv]adj* * *oppressive [-sıv] adj (adv oppressively)1. (seelisch) bedrückend2. drückend (Steuern etc)3. tyrannisch, hart, grausam4. JUR schikanös5. (drückend) schwül, drückend* * *adjective1) (tyrannical) repressiv2) (fig.): (hard to endure) bedrückend [Ängste, Atmosphäre]3) (fig.): (hot and close) drückend [Wetter, Klima, Tag]4) (fig.): (burdensome) drückend [Steuer]; repressiv [Gesetz, Beschränkung]* * *adj.drückend adj.gewaltsam adj.
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stifling — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unpleasantly hot and stuffy. DERIVATIVES stiflingly adverb … English terms dictionary
stifling — sti|fling [ staıflıŋ ] adjective 1. ) heat or a room that is stifling is so hot that it is difficult for you to breathe: the stifling heat of a summer s day The hotel lobby was stifling. 2. ) air or a smell that is stifling makes it difficult for … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stifling — UK [ˈstaɪf(ə)lɪŋ] / US adjective 1) heat or a room that is stifling is so hot that it is difficult for you to breathe the stifling heat of a midsummer s day The hotel lobby was stifling. 2) air or a smell that is stifling makes it difficult for… … English dictionary
stifling — [[t]sta͟ɪfəlɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Stifling heat is so intense that it makes you feel uncomfortable. You can also use stifling to describe a place that is extremely hot. The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous. Syn:… … English dictionary
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stifling — adjective 1 a room or weather that is stifling is very hot and difficult to breathe in: a stifling, crowded carriage 2 a situation that is stifling stops you from developing your own ideas and character: the stifling atmosphere of the court … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hot — hot1 W2S1 [hɔt US ha:t] adj comparative hotter superlative hottest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(high temperature)¦ 2¦(spicy)¦ 3¦(very popular/fashionable)¦ 4¦(good)¦ 5¦(sexy)¦ 6¦(difficult/dangerous)¦ 7 a hot issue/topic etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
hot — 1 adjective hotter, hottest HIGH TEMPERATURE 1 WEATHER/FOOD/LIQUID ETC having a high temperature: It s too hot in here shall I open a window? | a nice hot bath | How hot is the water? | the hottest summer I can remember | hot countries | red hot… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stifling — I noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority the suppression of heresy the quelling of the rebellion the stifling of all dissent • Syn: ↑suppression, ↑crushing, ↑quelling … Useful english dictionary
hot — Wela, hahana; ikiiki (stifling). Also: wewela, welawela, āwela, pūwelawela, ho owela, ōwelawelwa, panoa; (as an oven); no ao; nopu (as from sun or fire); hanahana; wāwena (rare). See pika, warm. ♦ Redhot, ena, ena ena, okooko, liholiho.… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
stifling — [ˈstaɪf(ə)lɪŋ] adj so hot that you feel uncomfortable and are unable to breathe easily … Dictionary for writing and speaking English