was asphyxiating
asphyxiate
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By the end of 2001, then, the domestic debt—bonds, certificates and titles issued by the government in different crises—was asphyxiating public finances with a US$645 million burden. | Al cierre del año 2001 la deuda interna -bonos, certificados y títulos emitidos por el gobierno en diferentes crisis- asfixia las finanzas públicas con una carga de 645 millones de dólares. |
The child locked inside the car in the hot sun was asphyxiating. | El niño que estaba encerrado en el coche bajo los rayos del sol se estaba asfixiando. |
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