smother

smother [transitive]

1 to completely cover the whole surface of something with something else, often in a way that seems unnecessary or unpleasant
smother something with/in something
noodles smothered in garlic sauce

---> cobrir

2 to kill someone by putting something over their face to stop them breathing ↪ suffocate:
A teenage mother was accused of smothering her 3-month-old daughter.

---> asfixiar, escanyar

3 to stop yourself from showing your feelings or from doing an action [= stifle]:
The girls tried to smother their giggles.

---> reprimir, contenir

4 to give someone so much love and attention that they feel as if they are not free and become unhappy:
I don't want him to feel smothered.

---> ?????

5 smother somebody with kisses to kiss someone a lot

---> cobrir (de besos)

6 to make a fire stop burning by preventing air from reaching it:
We used a wet towel to smother the fire.

---> sufocar, apagar, extingir

7 to get rid of anyone who opposes you - used to show disapproval:
They ruthlessly smother all opposition.

---> reprimir, sufocar, etc