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No. 13,907 in Spanish

sofocado

Overwhelmed or suffocated.

In a sentence

  • Él está sofocado porque corrió demasiado.

    He is out of breath because he ran too much.

    Here 'sofocado' means 'out of breath' due to physical exertion.

  • Se sintió sofocado por la presión de la situación.

    He felt overwhelmed by the pressure of the situation.

    In this case, 'sofocado' relates to feeling emotionally overwhelmed.

  • La vela fue sofocada por una ráfaga de viento.

    The candle was extinguished by a gust of wind.

    Here 'sofocado' is used to indicate something being extinguished.

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