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snuff out

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snuff [sth] out vtr phrasal sep	(flame, etc.: extinguish)	apagar⇒ vtr
	(vela)	soplar⇒ vtr
	(incendio)	extinguir⇒ vtr
	You should snuff out any candles before you go to bed, or they could start a fire.
	Asegúrate de dejar apagadas las velas antes de ir a acostarte; podrían provocar un incendio.
snuff [sb/sth] out, snuff out [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep	figurative, informal (end: [sb/sth]'s life) (figurado: vida)	apagar⇒ vtr
	(persona)	apagar la vida de, acabar con la vida de loc verb + prep
	This tragic accident snuffed out 20 lives.
	Este trágico accidente apagó 20 vidas.
snuff [sth] out, snuff [sth] out vtr phrasal sep	figurative, informal (put an end to [sth])	terminar con, acabar con vi + prep
	Lucy's decisive rejection of her ex-husband snuffed out all hope of a reconciliation.

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