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asfixiante

suffocating

adjective ahs-feek-SYAHN-teh Rare

Also means

stifling

Usage Note

Asfixiante is the present-participle adjective of asfixiar (to asphyxiate/suffocate) and is invariable for gender: calor asfixiante (stifling heat), gases asfixiantes (asphyxiating gases). It is commonly used both literally (lack of oxygen) and figuratively (an overwhelming or oppressive situation). The noun is asfixia (f).

Examples

"El calor asfixiante del verano nos agotaba."

Natural Translation

The stifling summer heat exhausted us.

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