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asphyxiate
/əsˈfɪk.si.eɪt/ [asphyxiated, asphyxiating]Translation
v [t]
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⇨ asfixiar(se)
Three people were asphyxiated as a result of the gas leak Tres personas se asfixiaron por las emanaciones de gases
■ constr. Se usa más en pasiva(Definition of asphyxiate v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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