WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| sofoco nm | (calor intenso) | stifling sensation, flushing sensation n |
| | (figurative) | suffocating feeling n |
| | (figurative) | suffocation n |
| | El ascensor aún está averiado y cada vez que tengo que subir a mi piso me entra mucho sofoco. |
| | The lift is still out of use and every time I have to take the stairs up to my flat I get a stifling (or: flushing) sensation. |
| Additional Translations |
| sofoco nm | (disgusto grande) | grief n |
| | | trouble n |
| | Su hijo no para de darles sofocos. |
| | His son never stops giving them grief. |
| sofoco nm | (menopausia: calores) (UK) | hot flush n |
| | (US) | hot flash n |
| | A estas edades es normal tener sofocos. |
| | At this age it is normal to have hot flushes. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| sofocar⇒ vtr | (fuego: apagar) | extinguish⇒ vtr |
| | | smother⇒ vtr |
| | | put out vtr phrasal sep |
| | Los bomberos sofocaron el incendio en menos de una hora. |
| | The firefighters extinguished the fire in less than an hour. |
| sofocar vtr | (faltar aire) | leave [sb] out of breath v expr |
| | La actividad impuesta por el instructor sofocó a la tropa. |
| | The activity imposed by the instructor left the troops out of breath. |
| sofocar vtr | (ruido: amortiguar) | stifle⇒ vtr |
| | (person) | smother⇒ vtr |
| | Sofocaron sus gritos con la almohada. |
| | They stifled his screams with the pillow. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. They smothered him with the pillow. |
| sofocar vtr | (molestar) | annoy⇒ vtr |
| | El niño sofocaba a su padre porque no paraba de preguntarle cosas. |
| | The child annoyed his father because she wouldn't stop asking him questions. |
| sofocarse⇒ v prnl | (avergonzarse) | get embarrassed, become embarrassed vi + adj |
| | Se sofoca ante lo más mínimo. |
| | He gets embarrassed at the slightest thing. |
| sofocarse v prnl | (agobiarse por algo) | get worked up v expr |
| | | get upset v expr |
| | (ironic) | kill yourself v expr |
| Note: Suele usarse en oraciones negativas con sentido irónico. |
| | Tú no te sofoques y sigue a tu ritmo, que da igual que no lleguemos a casa a la hora de cenar. |
| | Don't get worked up and take your time; it doesn't matter if we don't make it home in time for dinner. |
'sofoco' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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