What is the Portuguese word for "suffocate"?

Learn how to say "suffocate" in Portuguese with examples and practice

English

suffocate

Portuguese

sufocar

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Examples of how to use "suffocate" in Portuguese

English
The smoke was starting to suffocate me.
Portuguese
A fumaça estava começando a me sufocar.
English
The room can suffocate anyone without ventilation.
Portuguese
A sala pode sufocar qualquer um sem ventilação.
English
Smoke suffocated the plants last night.
Portuguese
A fumaça sufocou as plantas na noite passada.
English
She is suffocating under all these blankets.
Portuguese
Ela está se sufocando debaixo de todos esses cobertores.
English
They have suffocated from the toxic fumes.
Portuguese
Eles se sufocaram com os vapores tóxicos.
English
I will not suffocate in a crowded elevator.
Portuguese
Eu não vou me sufocar em um elevador lotado.

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The smoke was starting to suffocate me.

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