English–French
“suffocate” in French
How to say “suffocate” in French
“Suffocate” in French is étouffer.
A blocked passage stops breath, while the same pressure keeps a voice, sound, or feeling from coming out.
Example sentences with étouffer
Elle s'étouffe de rire en voyant la vidéo.
She chokes from laughing as she watches the video.
Tips for using étouffer
- In La fumée m'étouffe, the smoke is the grammatical subject and m' marks the person affected, rather than the person being the subject of choke.