soffocare

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soffocare (vai alla coniugazione)

  1. (medicina) impedire ad un individuo di respirare
    • lo soffocò sino alla morte
  2. rimanere senza respiro; senza aria
  3. (senso figurato) (gergale) opprimere in modo insistente
sof | fo | cà | re

IPA: /soffoˈkare/

dal latino sŭffōcare , formato da sŭb cioè "sotto e da fauces ossia "gola"

(medicina) impedire ad un individuo di respirare
2. rimanere senza respiro; senza aria
(senso figurato) (gergale) opprimere in modo insistente