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essoufflé preposition

out of breath◼◼◼(breathing with difficulty)
preposition

essoufflement nom {m}

breathlessness◼◼◼(state of being breathless or out of breath)
noun
[UK: ˈbreθ.ləs] [US: ˈbreθ.ləs]

essoufflement nom {f}

dyspnea [dyspneas]◼◼◻(difficult respiration)
noun

essouffler verbe

wind [wound, winding, winds]◼◼◼(cause (someone) to become breathless)
verb
[UK: wɪnd] [US: wɪnd]
John is winded. = John est essoufflé.

et patin-couffin phrase

and the likephrase
[UK: ənd ðə ˈlaɪk] [US: ænd ðə ˈlaɪk]

étouffant adjectif

stuffy [stuffier, stuffiest]◼◼◼(poorly ventilated)
adjective
[UK: ˈstʌ.fi] [US: ˈstʌ.fi]

stifling◼◼◼(that stifles)
adjective
[UK: ˈstaɪf.l̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈstaɪf.l̩.ɪŋ]
The air is stifling. = L'air est étouffant.

sultry◼◼◻(hot and humid)
adjective
[UK: ˈsʌl.tri] [US: ˈsʌl.tri]
The air is sultry. = L'air est étouffant.

sweltering◼◼◻(hot and humid)
adjective
[UK: ˈswel.tər.ɪŋ] [US: ˈswel.tər.ɪŋ]
It's sweltering. = Il fait une chaleur étouffante.

muggy◼◼◻(humid or hot and humid)
adjective
[UK: ˈmʌ.ɡi] [US: ˈmʌ.ɡi]
Though it was a muggy night, she went to bed with all the windows closed. = Bien que ce fût une nuit étouffante, elle est allée au lit avec toutes les fenêtres fermées.

étouffement nom {m}

cover-up [cover-ups]◼◼◼(attempt to conceal or disguise a wrongdoing or a mistake)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌ.vər ʌp] [US: ˈkʌ.vər ʌp]

étouffer verbe

choke [choked, choking, chokes]◼◼◼(prevent someone from breathing by strangling them)
verb
[UK: tʃəʊk] [US: tʃoʊk]
He choked with rage. = Il s'étouffait de rage.

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 air is stifling. = L'air est étouffant.

stifle [stifled, stifling, stifles]◼◼◼(to make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium)
verb
[UK: ˈstaɪ.fəl] [US: ˈstaɪ.fəl]
The air is stifling. = L'air est étouffant.

stifle [stifled, stifling, stifles]◼◼◼(to prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat)
verb
[UK: ˈstaɪ.fəl] [US: ˈstaɪ.fəl]
The air is stifling. = L'air est étouffant.

suffocate [suffocated, suffocating, suffocates]◼◼◼((transitive) to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to his body)
verb
[UK: ˈsʌ.fək.eɪt] [US: ˈsʌ.fəˌket]
John was suffocating. = John étouffait.

smother [smothered, smothering, smothers]◼◼◼(to suffocate)
verb
[UK: ˈsmʌ.ðə(r)] [US: ˈsmʌ.ðər]
The assassin smothered his victim with a pillow. = L'assassin étouffa sa victime avec un oreiller.

muffle [muffled, muffling, muffles]◼◼◻(To mute or deaden)
verb
[UK: ˈmʌf.l̩] [US: ˈmʌf.l̩]

swelter [sweltered, sweltering, swelters]◼◻◻(To suffer terribly from intense heat)
verb
[UK: ˈswel.tə(r)] [US: ˈswel.tər]

stew [stewed, stewing, stews]◼◻◻(to suffer under hot conditions)
verb
[UK: stjuː] [US: ˈstuː]

shill(to put under cover, to sheal)
verb
[UK: ˈʃɪl] [US: ˈʃɪl]

étouffer dans l'œuf verbe

nip in the bud◼◼◼(to prevent at an early stage)
verb
[UK: nɪp ɪn ðə bʌd] [US: ˈnɪp ɪn ðə ˈbəd]

être à bout de souffle verbe

run out of steam◼◼◼(to run out of energy or motivation)
verb

être époustoufverbe

boggle [boggled, boggling, boggles]◼◼◼(to be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused)
verb
[UK: ˈbɒɡ.l̩] [US: ˈbɑːɡ.l̩]

foufoune nom {f}

pussy [pussies]◼◼◼(slang: female genitalia)
noun
[UK: ˈpʊ.si] [US: ˈpʊ.si]

coochy◼◻◻(vagina)
noun

bearded clam(vulva)
noun

(fou)foune nom {f}

beaver [beavers](vulva or public hair near a vulva)
noun
[UK: ˈbiː.və(r)] [US: ˈbiː.vər]

foufoune [female] nom {f}

wee-weenoun
[UK: ˈwiː wiː] [US: ˈwiː wiː]

froufrou nom {m}

rustle◼◼◼(soft crackling sound)
noun
[UK: ˈrʌs.l̩] [US: ˈrʌs.l̩]

frill [frills]◼◼◼(pleated material used as decoration)
noun
[UK: frɪl] [US: ˈfrɪl]

froufroutant adjectif

crinkly [crinklier, crinkliest](that crinkles)
adjective
[UK: ˈkrɪŋ.kli] [US: ˈkrɪŋ.kli]

froufrouter verbe

rustle [rustled, rustling, rustles]◼◼◼(to move (something) with a soft crackling sound)
verb
[UK: ˈrʌs.l̩] [US: ˈrʌs.l̩]

crinkle [crinkled, crinkling, crinkles](to rustle)
verb
[UK: ˈkrɪŋk.l̩] [US: ˈkrɪŋk.l̩]

gnouf nom {m}

joint [joints]◼◼◼(prison)
noun
[UK: dʒɔɪnt] [US: ˌdʒɔɪnt]

nick [nicks]((slang) police station or prison)
noun
[UK: nɪk] [US: ˈnɪk]

gouffre nom {m}

chasm [chasms]◼◼◼(gap)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.zəm] [US: ˈkæ.zəm]
The pupils of her eyes had the blackness of a deep chasm. = Les pupilles de ses yeux avaient la noirceur d'un gouffre profond.

abyss [abysses]◼◼◼(bottomless or unfathomed depth)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈbɪs] [US: ə.ˈbɪs]
He fell into the abyss. = Il est tombé dans le gouffre.

sinkhole [sinkholes]◼◼◻(geology: hole formed in soluble rock)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪŋkˌhol] [US: ˈsɪŋkˌhol]

drain [drains]◼◼◻(something consuming resources with no gains)
noun
[UK: dreɪn] [US: ˈdreɪn]

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