stifle
To make unconscious or cause to die by preventing breathingTo make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
» Tom stifled a sneeze.
Том стримав пчих.
Значення
значень: 10(також, переносно, перехідне)To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
erdrücken, ersticken
души́тьdušítʹ, задуши́тьzadušítʹ
(excessive, перехідне)To cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling.
The heat was stifling the children.
(також, переносно, перехідне)To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.
unterdrücken
(перехідне)To make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium.
(переносно, перехідне)To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
The army stifled the rebellion.
unterdrücken
подавля́тьpodavljátʹ, подави́тьpodavítʹ
(переносно, перехідне)To prevent (something) from being revealed; to conceal, to hide, to suppress.
suppress in order to conceal or hide
(перехідне)To treat (a silkworm cocoon) with steam as part of the process of silk production.
(неперехідне)To die of suffocation.
Two firemen tragically stifled in yesterday’s fire when trying to rescue an old lady from her bedroom.
ersticken
задыха́тьсяzadyxátʹsja, задохну́тьсяzadoxnútʹsja
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
(excessive, неперехідне)To smother; to make breathing difficult.
This heat is stifling.
(перехідне)To cause (a dog, horse, or other four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain its stifle joint.
Приклади
речень: 40Tom stifled a sneeze.
Том стримав пчих. — Ahha
Tom stifled a scream.
ruТом подавил крик. — yatomoya
Tom stifled a laugh.
ruТом подавил смех. — odexed
Tom stifled a groan.
ruТом подавил стон. — marafon
Tom stifled a grin.
ruТом сдержал усмешку. — sharptoothed
Переклади
мов: 7За значеннями 3
За значеннями 2
Походження
The verb is derived from Late Middle English stuflen (“to have difficulty breathing due toThe verb is derived from Late Middle English stuflen (“to have difficulty breathing due to heat, stifle; to suffocate by drowning, drown”) [and other forms]; further etymology uncertain. Also found in Middle English forstyflyd (“stifled, choked”, past participle).
The noun is derived from Middle English stifle (“joint between the femur and tibia of a quadruped”) [and other forms]; further etymology uncertain, probably derived from Anglo-Norman estive (“leg”), and Old French estive (“leg”) (compare Old French estival (“boot, shoe”)).
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Форми
stifles, stifling, stifled, stifledСиноніми
синонімів: 67- suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity:dampen
- be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen:suffocateasphyxiate
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of:suffocateasphyxiatechoke
- suppress in order to conceal or hide:smotherstranglemufflerepress
Антоніми
антонімів: 1Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 6Уроки до слова
уроків: 3- A1Present Simple: теперішній простий час — Бо це дієслово
- A1Past Simple: правильні дієслова — Бо у нього є форма минулого часу
- A2Present Perfect: вступ — Бо у нього є дієприкметник минулого часу