No. 10,725 in Swedish
kvävning
"Kvävning" means "suffocation" or "choking" in English.
In a sentence
Patienten kände att kvävning gjorde det svårt att andas.
The patient felt that choking made it difficult to breathe.
Here, 'kvävning' is used to represent the physical act of choking or obstruction of breathing, typically a medical condition.
Det blev en slags kvävning av kreativiteten på grund av de strikta reglerna.
There was a kind of suffocation of creativity because of the strict rules.
In this context, the word 'kvävning' is metaphorically used to describe restriction or inhibition, not actual choking.
Brandröken ledde till en snabb kvävning hos invånarna.
The smoke from the fire led to quick suffocation among the inhabitants.
Here, 'kvävning' refers to suffocation as a result of inhaling smoke, illustrating its application to an environmental cause.
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