Polyglot Dictionary

suffoquer

/sy.fɔ.ke/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
suffoque
past
a suffoqué
perfect
suffoqué

Meaning

  1. to suffocate

    • La fumée épaisse le fait suffoquer.

      The thick smoke makes him suffocate.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

asfixiar

asfixiar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to suffocate."

Portuguese

sufocar

sufocar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to suffocate."

Practice

1 What does suffoquer mean?

2 Fill the gap: La fumée épaisse le fait ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches suffoquer?

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