English-German translation for "smother"

"smother" German translation

smother
[ˈsmʌðə(r)]noun | Substantiv s

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Rauch, dicker Qualm, stickige Luft Schwelen, schwelendes Feuer Dampf-, Dunst-, Schneewolke, Sprühnebel Fülle, Wirrwarr, Strudel
  • Rauchmasculine | Maskulinum m
    smother
    dicker Qualm, stickige Luft
    smother
    smother
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  • from smoke to smother obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    vom Regen in die Traufe
    from smoke to smother obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • Schwelenneuter | Neutrum n
    smother rare | seltenselten (smouldering, smouldering fire)
    schwelendes Feuer
    smother rare | seltenselten (smouldering, smouldering fire)
    smother rare | seltenselten (smouldering, smouldering fire)
  • Dampf-, Dunst-, Schneewolkefeminine | Femininum f
    smother hazeet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    Sprühnebelmasculine | Maskulinum m
    smother hazeet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    smother hazeet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
  • Füllefeminine | Femininum f
    smother welter
    Wirrwarrmasculine | Maskulinum m
    smother welter
    Strudelmasculine | Maskulinum m
    smother welter
    smother welter
smother
[ˈsmʌðə(r)]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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ersticken ersticken, auslöschen bedecken, überhäufen, -schütten bedecken, einhüllen schmoren, dünsten abbrechen
  • ersticken
    smother suffocate
    smother suffocate
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  • smothered mate in chess
    ersticktes Matt
    smothered mate in chess
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  • to smothersomebody | jemand sb with kisses
    jemanden mit Küssen bedecken
    to smothersomebody | jemand sb with kisses
  • to be smothered with work
    in der Arbeit ersticken
    to be smothered with work
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  • schmoren, dünsten
    smother cooking and gastronomy | Kochkunst und GastronomieGASTRrare | selten selten (braise)
    smother cooking and gastronomy | Kochkunst und GastronomieGASTRrare | selten selten (braise)
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  • abbrechen (wegen zu großer Härte)
    smother football game
    smother football game
smother
[ˈsmʌðə(r)]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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ersticken unterdrückt erstickt werden schwelen
  • schwelen
    smother smoulder dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial
    smother smoulder dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial
from smoke to smother
vom Regen in die Traufe
from smoke to smother
Die Hinwendung der Europäischen Union zum globalen Kapitalismus wird uns alle ersticken.
The European Union's embrace of global capitalism is an embrace that will smother us all.
Source: Europarl
Zu viel Symbolik und Einstimmigkeit schaden in der Politik.
Politics is being smothered by too much symbolism and an excessive insistence on unanimity.
Source: Europarl
Sehen sie mich nur mit einen Stoff bedeckt?
Do you see me simply smothered in cloth?
Source: TED
Es lähmt den europäischen Gedanken.
It is smothering the idea of Europe.
Source: Europarl
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