stifle
transitive verb
sufocar
EN One ought not to complain, thought Mr Ramsay, trying to stifle his desire to complain to his wife that young men did not admire him.
GL Non te podes queixar, pensaba o señor Ramsay mentres tentaba sufoca-lo desexo de queixarse á súa muller porque a xente nova non o admiraba.
Fonte: CAR (1866)
impedir
EN Some people accused these NGOs of going to extremes in Durban, to the point of stifling debate.
GL Algúns acusaron as ONG de facer esixencias demagóxicas, ata o punto de impedi-lo debate.
Fonte: C28 (902)
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