sufocá

to suffocate

→ sufocar

verb Rare #38,496

to suffocate This is the form of *sufocar* used before an attached object pronoun, as in *sufocá-lo* (“to suffocate him”). The final *-r* is dropped and an accent is added.

PO: O calor pode sufocá-la.

EN: The heat can suffocate her.

Conjugation of sufocar

Subjunctive

sufocá

sufocar

Vai sufocá-lo.

It will suffocate him.

— Hamnet: A Vida Antes de Hamlet (2025)

Quando um jovem húngaro dá um beijo na namorada, pode sufocá-la.

When a young Hungarian man kisses his girlfriend, he might suffocate her.

Precisa sufocá-las assim?

Do you have to suffocate them like that?

— O Fabuloso Destino de Amélie Poulain (2001)

Vou sufocá-lo com um travesseiro.

I'm going to suffocate him with a pillow.

— O Poço (2019)

Eu beijo meu rival, mas é para sufocá-lo.

I kiss my rival, but it's to suffocate him.