smother

smother
smoth·er [ʼsmʌɵəʳ, Am -ɚ] vt
1) (suffocate)
to \smother sb [with sth] jdn [mit etw dat] ersticken;
to \smother a flame eine Flamme ersticken
2) (prevent from growing)
to \smother sth etw unterdrücken
3) (suppress)
to \smother a cough ein Husten unterdrücken;
to \smother hopes Hoffnungen zerstören
4) (cover)
to be \smothered in sth von etw dat völlig bedeckt sein;
during the summer months, the city is \smothered in smog während der Sommermonate liegt die Stadt unter einer Dunstglocke;
when she saw her boyfriend at the arrivals gate she \smothered him in kisses als sie ihren Freund im Ankunftsbereich erblickte, bedeckte sie ihn mit Küssen

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