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smother Meaning in French (smother signification en français)

étouffer, napper
Synonymes:suffoquercouvrir
étouffer in English:smother
Phonetic:e.tu.fe
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La signification de smother en français est étouffer, napper. (Tuer quelqu'un ou quelque chose en l'empêchant de respirer.)

Definitions of Smother

  1. 1
    verb
    étouffer

    To kill someone or something by preventing them from breathing.

    Tuer quelqu'un ou quelque chose en l'empêchant de respirer.

  2. 2
    verb
    étouffer

    To prevent a feeling or action from being expressed or developing.

    Empêcher un sentiment ou une action de s'exprimer ou de se développer.

  3. 3
    verb
    napper

    To cover something completely with a thick layer of a substance.

    Couvrir quelque chose complètement d'une épaisse couche d'une substance.

Example Sentences

casual

“The heavy blanket could smother a small child.”

La lourde couverture pourrait étouffer un jeune enfant.

formal

“She tried to smother her laughter during the serious meeting.”

Elle a essayé d'étouffer son rire pendant la réunion sérieuse.

casual

“The chef smothered the chicken in a rich cream sauce.”

Le chef a nappé le poulet d'une riche sauce à la crème.

Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

suffoquerétouffercouvrir

In English:

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

respirerlibérer

Inflected Word Forms

third person singularsmothers
past tensesmothered
present participlesmothering
agent nounsmotherer

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

smother a yawncollocation

To try to prevent yourself from yawning, often out of politeness.

smother with kindnessexpression

To overwhelm someone with too much kindness or attention, sometimes to control them.