asfixiar

v.

to asphyxiate, to suffocate.

María ahogó al jefe de la pandilla Mary drowned the gang's leader.

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asfixiar

Conjugation model [CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 to asphyxiate, suffocate

► verbo pronominal asfixiarse

1 to asphyxiate, suffocate

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verb

to suffocate

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1. VT

1) (=ahogar) to suffocate; (Med, Jur) to asphyxiate

asfixió a la víctima con un cojín — he suffocated the victim with a cushion

se confirma que la víctima fue asfixiada — it has been confirmed that the victim was suffocated o asphyxiated

este humo nos asfixia — this smoke is asphyxiating o suffocating us

este calor seco me asfixia — this dry heat is suffocating

los asfixiaron con gas tóxico — they gassed them (to death)

la asfixió bajo el agua — he drowned her

2) (=agobiar)

el pequeño pueblo la asfixiaba — village life was suffocating o stifling her

tanto trabajo lo asfixia — all this work is getting on top of him o getting to him o getting him down

los impuestos han asfixiado el comercio — taxation has suffocated trade

2.

See:

asfixiarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (ahogar) to asphyxiate, suffocate

murió asfixiado — he died of asphyxiation o suffocation

b) (agobiar) to suffocate, stifle

2.

asfixiarse v pron

a) (ahogarse) to be asphyxiated, suffocate; (por obstrucción de la tráquea) to choke to death

tosía tanto que se asfixiaba — he was coughing so much that he couldn't get his breath

aquí se asfixia uno — (fam) it's suffocating in here

me asfixiaba de calor — (fam) I was suffocating in the heat

b) (fam) (agobiarse) to suffocate, feel stifled

está asfixiado de trabajo — he's snowed under with work (colloq)

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= smother, suffocate, stifle.

Ex. This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.

Ex. The United Nations has been accused of 'drowning in its own words and suffocating in its own documentation'.

Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

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* asfixiar con gas = gas.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (ahogar) to asphyxiate, suffocate

murió asfixiado — he died of asphyxiation o suffocation

b) (agobiar) to suffocate, stifle

2.

asfixiarse v pron

a) (ahogarse) to be asphyxiated, suffocate; (por obstrucción de la tráquea) to choke to death

tosía tanto que se asfixiaba — he was coughing so much that he couldn't get his breath

aquí se asfixia uno — (fam) it's suffocating in here

me asfixiaba de calor — (fam) I was suffocating in the heat

b) (fam) (agobiarse) to suffocate, feel stifled

está asfixiado de trabajo — he's snowed under with work (colloq)

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= smother, suffocate, stifle.

Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.

Ex: The United Nations has been accused of 'drowning in its own words and suffocating in its own documentation'.

Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

* asfixiar con gas = gas.

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asfixiar [A1 ]

vt

1 (ahogar) to asphyxiate, suffocate

murió asfixiado en el incendio he died of asphyxiation o suffocation in the fire

lo asfixió con una almohada she suffocated o smothered o asphyxiated him with a pillow

2 (agobiar) to suffocate, stifle

3 ‹industria/iniciativa› to strangle, stifle

■ asfixiarse

v pron

1 (ahogarse) to be asphyxiated, suffocate; (por obstrucción de la traquea) to choke to death

tosía tanto que se asfixiaba he was coughing so much that he couldn't get his breath

abre la ventana, aquí se asfixia uno (fam); open the window, it's suffocating in here o it's stifling in here o you can't breathe in here

nos asfixiábamos de calor (fam); we were suffocating in the heat, the heat was stifling

2 (fam) (agobiarse) to suffocate, feel stifled

está asfixiada de trabajo she's snowed under with work (colloq)

asfixiado por el peso de la deuda externa strangled o stifled by the burden of its foreign debt

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asfixiar (conjugate asfixiar) verbo transitivo

a) (ahogar) to asphyxiate, suffocate;

◊ murió asfixiado he died of asphyxiation o suffocation

b) (agobiar) to suffocate, stifle

asfixiarse verbo pronominal

a) (ahogarse) to be asphyxiated, to suffocate;

(por obstrucción de la tráquea) to choke to death;

◊ me asfixiaba de calor (fam) I was suffocating in the heat

b) (fam) (agobiarse) to suffocate, feel stifled

asfixiar vtr, asfixiarse verbo reflexivo to asphyxiate, suffocate
'asfixiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asfixiarse
- sofocar
- ahogar
English:
asphyxiate
- gas
- smother
- suffocate
- choke

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asfixiar

♦ vt

1. [ahogar] to asphyxiate, to suffocate;

murieron asfixiados they suffocated

2. [agobiar] to stifle;

este calor asfixia a cualquiera it's stiflingly hot

3. [económicamente] to cripple;

tuvo que cerrar porque las deudas lo asfixiaban he had to close down because he was crippled by debt;

las nuevas medidas van a asfixiar a la pequeña empresa the new measures will cripple small businesses

♦ See also the pronominal verb asfixiarse

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asfixiar

v/t asphyxiate, suffocate

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asfixiar vt

: to asphyxiate, to suffocate, to smother

♦ See also the reflexive verb asfixiarse

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asfixiar vb to suffocate