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smother

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ahogar

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ahogarse

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smother(

smuh

thuhr

)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (to suffocate)

a. ahogar

Someone had smothered the old lady with a pillow.Alguien había ahogado a la anciana con una almohada.

b. asfixiar

She believed that by smothering her children she was saving them from a cruel world.Creyó que al asifixiar a sus hijos, los estaba salvando de un mundo cruel.

2. (to extinguish)

a. apagar

The firefighters used foam to smother the flames.Los bomberos usaron espuma para apagar las llamas.

b. sofocar

Domestic extinguishers use a gas or powder to smother fires.Los extintores domésticos usan gas o polvo para sofocar los incendios.

c. extinguir

Always remember to smother the fire before striking camp.Recuerda siempre que tienes que extinguir el fuego antes de levantar el campamento.

3. (to cover)

a. bañar

Sally smothered the bananas with melted chocolate before serving them.Sally bañó los plátanos con chocolate fundido antes de servirlos.

4. (to silence)

a. contener

I found it hard to smother my laughter.Me resultó difícil contener la risa.

b. reprimir

We spent the next three hours listening to his stories and trying to smother our yawns.Pasamos las tres horas siguientes escuchando sus historias e intentando reprimir nuestros bostezos.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

5. (to suffocate)

a. ahogarse

It seems the baby smothered on its pillow.Parece que el bebé se ahogó con la almohada.

b. asfixiarse

The couple smothered because of the carbon monoxide.La pareja se asfixió por culpa del monóxido de carbono.

smother

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (person)

a. ahogar, asfixiar

2. (fire)

a. ahogar

3. (cry, yawn)

a. contener, ahogar

to smother somebody with kissescolmar a alguien de besos

4. (cover)

to smother something in somethingcubrir algo de algo

smother [ˈsmʌðəʳ]

transitive verb

1 (stifle) [+person] ahogar; asfixiar; [+fire] apagar; [+yawn, sob, laughter] contener

2 (cover) cubrir

fruit smothered in cream fruta (f) cubierta de crema; a book smothered in dust un libro cubierto de polvo; the child was smothered in dirt el niño estaba todo sucio; they smothered him with kisses le colmaron or abrumaron de besos

intransitive verb

(asphyxiate) asfixiarse; ahogarse

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Verb Conjugations for ahogar

Present Participle: ahogando

Past Participle: ahogado

Indicative

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	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	ahogo	ahogué	ahogaba	ahogaría	ahogaré
tú	ahogas	ahogaste	ahogabas	ahogarías	ahogarás
él/ella/Ud.	ahoga	ahogó	ahogaba	ahogaría	ahogará
nosotros	ahogamos	ahogamos	ahogábamos	ahogaríamos	ahogaremos
vosotros	ahogáis	ahogasteis	ahogabais	ahogaríais	ahogaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	ahogan	ahogaron	ahogaban	ahogarían	ahogarán

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