задъхам се означава в английски

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

suffocate [suffocated, suffocating, suffocates]▼((intransitive) to suffer from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body)
verb
[UK: ˈsʌ.fək.eɪt] [US: ˈsʌ.fəˌket]