English-German translation for "suffocation"

"suffocation" German translation

suffocation
noun | Substantiv s

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Ersticken, Erstickung Beklemmung Atembeklemmung, Asphyxie
  • Erstickenneuter | Neutrum n
    suffocation
    Erstickungfeminine | Femininum f
    suffocation
    suffocation
  • Beklemmungfeminine | Femininum f
    suffocation figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    suffocation figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • Atembeklemmungfeminine | Femininum f
    suffocation medicine | MedizinMED
    Asphyxiefeminine | Femininum f
    suffocation medicine | MedizinMED
    suffocation medicine | MedizinMED
Sie ist kein Hinweis auf Freiheit sondern auf Erstickung an unbedeutenden Details
It's not a marker of liberation, but of suffocation by meaningless minutiae.
Source: TED
Dann gibt es beklemmende Augenblicke, in denen man sich wie ein Fisch in einem Aquarium fühlt.
Then there are the moments of suffocation in which you feel like a fish in an aquarium.
Source: Europarl
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