Suffocate
"Suffocate" in German
ersticken
((intransitive) to die due to insufficient oxygen supply to the body)
ersticken
((transitive) to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to his body)
ersticken
((transitive) to kill someone by depriving him of a sufficient oxygen intake)
würgen
((transitive) to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to his body)
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