Sentence examples of "étouffer" in French

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Translations: all9 suffocate3 smother1 stifle1 other translations4
Le pompier ne pouvait étouffer les flammes. The fireman could not extinguish the flames.
Ils travaillèrent ensemble pour étouffer le feu. They worked together to put out the fire.
Je dois porter des bouchons d'oreilles pour étouffer tout le bruit du chantier de construction d'à côté. I have to wear earplugs to drown out all the noise from the construction site next door.
Une opération de grande envergure a été orchestrée dans les plus hautes sphères du gouvernement pour étouffer l'affaire. A massive coverup was orchestrated at the highest levels of government.
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