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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