Translation of "smother" into Dutch
stikken, verstikken, uitdoven are the top translations of "smother" into Dutch.
(transitive) To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air: as, to smother a fire with ashes. [..]
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stikken
verbto suffocate
I told him he was going to smother in all that junk.
Ik zei dat hij zou stikken in die troep.
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verstikken
verbI know that to deny a child's potential is to smother his true self.
Als je een kind zijn mogelijkheden negeert, verstik je zijn ware ik.
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uitdoven
verbto extinguish or deaden
Therefore, the fire would be smothered shortly after it had started to burn due to flue gases remaining in the fireplace.
Dit zou ertoe leiden dat het vuur korte tijd na het ontbranden weer uitdooft vanwege de rookgassen die in de kachel achterblijven.
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- temperen
- smoren
- walm
- onderdrukken
- damp
- smeulen
- doen stikken
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Phrases similar to "smother" with translations into Dutch
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verstikkend
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gesmoord
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Stikmat