asfissiare

asphyxiate

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asfissiare v.tr.

1 to asphyxiate; to suffocate; (con gas venefici) to gas

2 (fig.) to weary, to tire, to stifle; to bore: non asfissiarlo con le tue domande, stop badgering him with questions

◆ v. intr. to suffocate; to die of asphyxia: con questo caldo mi sento asfissiare, this heat is suffocating.

◘ asfissiarsi v.rifl. to asphyxiate oneself; (col gas) to gas oneself.

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[asfis'sjare]

1. vt

to asphyxiate, suffocate, (fig : opprimere) to stifle, (fig : infastidire) to get on sb's nerves

asfissiare (con il gas) — to gas

è morto asfissiato — he died of suffocation

la sta asfissiando con la sua gelosia — he's stifling her with his jealousy

2. vi

(aus essere) to suffocate, asphyxiate

3. vr (asfissiarsi)

to suffocate o.s.

asfissiarsi col gas — to gas o.s.

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[asfis'sjare] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) (soffocare) to asphyxiate, to suffocate

2) fig. (infastidire) to plague, to pester; (opprimere) to suffocate

2.

verbo intransitivo (aus. essere) (soffocare) to asphyxiate, to suffocate

si asfissia qui dentro! — it's suffocating o stifling in here!

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asfissiare

/asfis'sjare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (soffocare) to asphyxiate, to suffocate

 2 fig. (infastidire) to plague, to pester; (opprimere) to suffocate

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. essere) (soffocare) to asphyxiate, to suffocate; si asfissia qui dentro! it's suffocating o stifling in here!