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From asfixia +‎ -ar.

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asfixiar (first-person singular present asfixio, first-person singular preterite asfixií, past participle asfixiat)

  1. (transitive) to asphyxiate, suffocate
    • 1953, Josep Pla, Les hores:
      En el meu llibre El vent de garbí he parlat llargament de la rotació dels vents seguint el camí del sol: el gregal del matí arrossegant sobre els seus lloms tritons i sirenes, cargols d'escuma, lluïssors rutilants, olor de pinassa, posant frescor de verd en les persianes; el xaloc petitet —el xaloquet de la Crònica de Muntaner— asfixiat pel sol meridià; el llebeig o garbí de l'hora de posar l'arròs a taula.
      In my book The southwest wind I spoke at length about the rotation of the winds following the path of the sun: the northeast wind of morning dragging over its loins tritons and sirens, spirals of foam, sparking brightness, the scent of pine needles, putting the freshness of greenery in the blinds; the small sirocco--the "xaloquet" of the Chronicle of Muntaner--asphyxiated by the midday sun; the southwest wind of the hour when rice is set on the table.

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From asfixia +‎ -ar.

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /as.fik.siˈa(ʁ)/ [as.fik.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /as.fikˈsja(ʁ)/ [as.fikˈsja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /as.fik.siˈa(ɾ)/ [as.fik.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /as.fikˈsja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʃ.fik.siˈa(ʁ)/ [aʃ.fik.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /aʃ.fikˈsja(ʁ)/ [aʃ.fikˈsja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /as.fik.siˈa(ɻ)/ [as.fik.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /as.fikˈsja(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: as‧fi‧xi‧ar

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asfixiar (first-person singular present asfixio, first-person singular preterite asfixiei, past participle asfixiado)

  1. (transitive) to choke (prevent someone from breathing)
    Synonym: estrangular

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From asfixia +‎ -ar.

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  • IPA(key): /asfiɡˈsjaɾ/ [as.fiɣ̞ˈsjaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: as‧fi‧xiar

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asfixiar (first-person singular present asfixio, first-person singular preterite asfixié, past participle asfixiado)

  1. (transitive) to asphyxiate, suffocate

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