sofocar
El llanto es la lluvia; si han sembrado buenas semillas, cuando crezcan se elevarán. Si han sembrado cardos, en cuanto maduren se sofocarán. | If you have sown good seeds, when they grow and mature they will uplift you; but if you have sown thistles, in maturing they will suffocate you. |
Tuvimos que llevarlos de modo que ellos no se sofocaran. | We had to carry them so that they wouldn't stifle. |
Las autoridades culparon a la prolongada sequía y las condiciones climáticas, que causaron que los peces se sofocaran por falta de oxígeno en el agua, aunque algunos lugareños dicen que se debe a la mala administración gubernamental del sistema fluvial. | Authorities blamed the prolonged drought and weather conditions, which caused fish to suffocate for lack of oxygen in the water—although some locals say it's down to government mismanagement of the river system. |
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