asfixiante

adj.

asphyxiating.

m.

asphyxiant.

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asfixiante

► adjetivo

1 asphyxiating, suffocating

■ hace un calor asfixiante it's stiflingly hot

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adjetivo

a) <gas/humo> asphyxiating (before n)

b) (fam) <calor> suffocating, stifling

c) (fam) <ambiente/relación> oppressive, stifling

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= suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.].

Nota: De calor.

Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.

Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.

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adjetivo

a) <gas/humo> asphyxiating (before n)

b) (fam) <calor> suffocating, stifling

c) (fam) <ambiente/relación> oppressive, stifling

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= suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.].

Nota: De calor.

Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.

Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.

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asfixiante

adjective

1 ‹gas/humo› asphyxiating (before n), asphyxiant (before n)

2 (fam); ‹calor› suffocating, stifling

3 (fam); ‹ambiente/relación› oppressive, stifling

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asfixiante adjetivo

a) ‹gas/humo› asphyxiating (before n)

b) (fam) ‹calor› suffocating, stifling;

‹ambiente/relación› oppressive, stifling
asfixiante adjetivo
1 asphyxiating, suffocating
2 (calor) stifling
3 (ambiente) oppressive
'asfixiante' also found in these entries:
English:
suffocating

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asfixiante adj

1. [humo, aire] asphyxiating

2. [calor] stifling;

hace un calor asfixiante it's stiflingly hot

3. [relación, ambiente] stifling;

una inflación asfixiante para la pequeña empresa a level of inflation crippling to small businesses

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asfixiante

adj asphyxiating, suffocating