What is the Portuguese word for "suffocating"?

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

English

suffocating

Portuguese

asfixiante

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Examples of how to use "suffocating" in Portuguese

English
The heat in the room was suffocating.
Portuguese
O calor na sala estava asfixiante.
English
The heat today is really suffocating.
Portuguese
O calor hoje está realmente asfixiante.
English
The smoke made the environment suffocating.
Portuguese
A fumaça deixou o ambiente asfixiante.
English
A suffocating feeling took over her.
Portuguese
Uma sensação asfixiante tomou conta dela.
English
The silence in the corridor was suffocating.
Portuguese
O silêncio no corredor foi asfixiante.
English
The crowd made the trip suffocating and long.
Portuguese
A multidão tornou a viagem asfixiante e longa.

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