Sentence examples of "étouffer" in French

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J'ai pensé que j'allais étouffer dans ce train bondé. Ich dachte, ich würde in diesem überfüllten Zug ersticken.
La rébellion a été étouffée dans l'œuf. Die Rebellion wurde im Keime erstickt.
Il était entouré par de la fumée et étouffait. Er war von Rauch umgeben und erstickte.
Le pompier ne pouvait étouffer les flammes. Der Feuerwehrmann konnte die Flammen nicht löschen.
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