English-French translations for stifle

• couper
• étouffer
  Nous ne pouvons nous permettre d’étouffer ces entreprises. We cannot afford to stifle vital European SMEs.
  Il serait dangereux d'étouffer cela par l'uniformité. It would be dangerous to stifle this by uniformity.
  Je n'essaie ni d'étouffer le débat ni de restreindre les minorités. I am not trying to stifle debate or limit minorities.
• grasset
• interrompre
• réprimer
  Je promets toutefois à l'avenir de réprimer mes rires même lorsque la présidence insiste pour nous raconter dans le détail toutes les promesses faites par Mme Çiller. But in future I promise to stifle my laughter even if the presidency of the Council insists on giving us details about the undertakings given by Mrs Çiller.
• suffoquer

Definition of stifle

• A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses
• To interrupt or cut off
• To smother or suffocate
• To feel smothered etc
• To die of suffocation
• To treat a silkworm cocoon with steam as part of the process of silk production

Examples

• The army stifled the rebellion
• The heat was stifling the children
• The heat felt stifling
• Two firemen tragically stifled in yesterdays fire when trying to rescue an old lady from her bedroom

Related words

• stifling
• stifled
• stifling heat
• smother stifle