sofocar înseamnă în Engleză

choke [choked, choking, chokes]▼(be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe)
verb
[UK: tʃəʊk] [US: tʃoʊk]

smother [smothered, smothering, smothers]▼(to suffocate)
verb
[UK: ˈsmʌ.ðə(r)] [US: ˈsmʌ.ðər]

stifle [stifled, stifling, stifles]▼(to make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing)
verb
[UK: ˈstaɪ.fəl] [US: ˈstaɪ.fəl]The heat is stifling to me. = El calor me está sofocando.

suffocate [suffocated, suffocating, suffocates]▼((intransitive) to suffer from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body)
verb
[UK: ˈsʌ.fək.eɪt] [US: ˈsʌ.fəˌket]John suffocated Mary with a feather pillow. = John sofocó a Mary con una almohada de plumas.