English-German translations for suffocate

• ersticken
  Ohne ihre Flossen ersticken die Haie. Without their fins, the sharks suffocate to death.
  Damit erhöht sich die Explosions- und Brandgefahr und somit das Risiko, dass Menschen ersticken. As a result, there is a considerably greater risk of explosions, fires and of people being suffocated.
  Durch unkontrolliertes Algenwachstum können hohe Nitratwerte zum "Ersticken" von Ökosystemen führen. As a result of the uncontrolled growth in algae, high levels can also ultimately 'suffocate' ecosystems.
• würgen

Definition of suffocate

• To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body
• To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body
• To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed , as though with oxygen deprivation
• To destroy; to extinguish
• Suffocated; choked

Examples

• Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock!
• He suffocated his wife by holding a pillow over her head.
• Im suffocating under this huge workload.
• to suffocate fire

Related words

• suffocation
• suffocating
• suffocatingly
• suffocator