Translation of "stifle" to French

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Dictionary translations for "stifle"

stifle [ˈstaɪfl] verb Conjugation

stifled / stifled / stifling / stifles

étouffer

A company that stifles innovation can't hope to grow very much.

Une entreprise qui étouffe l'innovation ne peut espérer beaucoup s'agrandir.

retenir (yawn)

She tried to stifle a sneeze during the concert but she couldn't hold it back.

Elle essaya d'étouffer un sanglot pendant le concert mais elle ne put le retenir.

réprimer (opposition)

suffoquer (med)

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She tried to stifle a sneeze during the concert but she couldn't hold it back. Elle essaya d'étouffer un sanglot pendant le concert mais elle ne put le retenir.

A company that stifles innovation can't hope to grow very much. Une entreprise qui étouffe l'innovation ne peut espérer beaucoup s'agrandir.

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