English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�staɪfl/, SAMPA|/"staIfl/

Verb
en-verb|stifl|ing

1. transitive To interrupt or cut off
2. transitive To repress, keep in or hold back

#:The army stifled the rebellion.

1. transitive To smother or suffocate

#:The heat was stifling.

1. intransitive To feel smothered etc
2. intransitive To die of suffocation

#:Two firemen tragically stifled in yesterday's fire when trying to rescue an old lady from her bedroom.

Translations
trans-top|To interrupt or cut off
Finnish: katkaista, keskeyttää
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German: ersticken
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trans-top|To repress, keep in or hold back
Finnish: tukahduttaa, vaimentaa
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German: ersticken
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trans-top|To smother or suffocate
Finnish: tukehduttaa
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German: erdrücken
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trans-top|To feel smothered etc
Finnish: tukahtua
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trans-top|To die of suffocation
Finnish: tukehtua
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German: ersticken
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ttbc|Spanish: reprimir, sofocar
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Noun
en-noun

1. A hind knee of various mammals, especially horses.

Translations

Finnish: takapolvi, polvi

Category:Horses
Category:English intransitive verbs
Category:English transitive verbs

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• 2007-09-12 05:55 - Hekaheka - /* Noun */ Finnish translation

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