Suffocate

"Suffocate" in Vietnamese

chết ngạt

((intransitive) to die due to insufficient oxygen supply to the body)

chết ngộp

((intransitive) to die due to insufficient oxygen supply to the body)

ngạt

((intransitive) to suffer from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body)

ngạt thở

((intransitive) to suffer from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body)

ngộp

((intransitive) to suffer from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body)

ngộp thở

((intransitive) to suffer from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body)

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