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1 smother
smother ['smʌðə(r)](a) (suppress → fire, flames) étouffer; (→ sound) étouffer, amortir; (→ cry) étouffer, retenir; (→ emotions, laughter, yawn) réprimer; (→ scandal, criticism, opposition) étouffer(b) (suffocate → person) étouffer;∎ she felt smothered by her mother elle se sentait étouffée par sa mère∎ strawberries smothered in or with cream des fraises fpl couvertes de crème;∎ she was smothered in furs elle était emmitouflée dans des fourrures(d) (overwhelm → with kindness, love) combler;∎ to smother sb with kisses couvrir ou dévorer qn de baisers;∎ to smother sb with attention être aux petits soins pour qn(person) étouffer -
2 smother
A vtr1 ( stifle) étouffer [person, fire, flames, laugh, yawn, doubts, opposition, scandal, emotion] ;2 ( cover) couvrir (with de) ; to smother sb with kisses couvrir qn de baisers ; a cake smothered in cream un gâteau recouvert de crème ; her face was smothered in powder son visage était recouvert d'une épaisse couche de poudre ; to be smothered in blankets/furs être tout emmitouflé dans des couvertures/des fourrures ;3 ( overwhelm) (with love, kindness etc) étouffer.B vi [person] être étouffé. -
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4 smother-love
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5 smother
1) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) étouffer2) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) étouffer3) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) couvrir de
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Smother — Smoth er, n. [OE. smorther. See {Smother}, v. t.] 1. Stifling smoke; thick dust. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A state of suppression. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Not to keep their suspicions in smother. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. That which smothers or causes … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smother fly — Smother Smoth er, n. [OE. smorther. See {Smother}, v. t.] 1. Stifling smoke; thick dust. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A state of suppression. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Not to keep their suspicions in smother. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. That which smothers… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Smother — Smoth er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smothered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smothering}.] [OE. smotheren; akin to E. smoor. See {Smoor}.] 1. To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to prevent… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smother — ► VERB 1) suffocate by covering the nose and mouth. 2) extinguish (a fire) by covering it. 3) (smother in/with) cover entirely with. 4) cause to feel trapped and oppressed. 5) suppress (a feeling or action). ► NOUN … English terms dictionary
smother — [smuth′ər] vt. [ME smorthren < smorther, dense smoke < base of OE smorian, to suffocate, akin to MLowG smoren, to smoke < var. of IE base * smel > SMELL] 1. a) to keep from getting enough air to breathe; stifle b) to kill in this way; … English World dictionary
smother-fly — smotherˈ fly noun An aphis • • • Main Entry: ↑smother … Useful english dictionary
Smother — Smoth er, v. i. 1. To be suffocated or stifled. [1913 Webster] 2. To burn slowly, without sufficient air; to smolder. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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