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sufocar

to suffocate, to choke

s u f u k a ɾ
sufoc to suffocate, to choke + ar -ar infinitive (1st conjugation)
verb Rare #38,510
to suffocate, to choke Can be literal (lack of air) or figurative (to feel overwhelmed/oppressed).
PO: A fumaça começou a sufocar as pessoas dentro do prédio.
EN: The smoke started to suffocate the people inside the building.
Conjugation of sufocar
Present
sufocando
Subjunctive
sufocá
sufocar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First sufocar —
Third sufocar —

O Tomás está a sufocar.

Tomás is suffocating.

Isso tentar nos sufocar!

This is an attempt to suffocate us!

— O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002)

Sem controle, vão invadir e sufocar toda a vida e alegria deste lugar.

Without control, they will invade and suffocate all the life and joy of this place.

— A História Pessoal de David Copperfield (2019)

Eles vão invadir e sufocar toda a vida e alegria deste lugar.

They will invade and suffocate all the life and joy of this place.

— A História Pessoal de David Copperfield (2019)

Eu pensei que ia me sufocar no trem cheio de gente.

I thought I was going to suffocate on the crowded train.

Sounds similar to

fofocar f u f u k a ɾ