Está abafado aqui dentro!
English translation: It's stuffy in here. (muggy, sultry, suffocating)
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| 23:48 Nov 10, 2008 |
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| 5 +13 | It's stuffy in here. |
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| 5 | It is suffocating/airless in here! |
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| 5 | It's suffocating in here! |
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| 5 | It's muggy in here. |
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| 4 | stifling/sweltering/suffocating |
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| 4 | It's sultry in here! |
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7 mins confidence: 
It is suffocating/airless in here! Explanation: Depending on the context, it can go: stuffy, airless, fuggy, fusty; busy; anxious; suffocating. |
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8 mins confidence:
It's suffocating in here! Explanation: MICHAELIS: suf.fo.ca.ting [s'∧fəkeitiŋ] adj sufocante, asfixiante, abafador. |
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9 mins confidence: 
stifling/sweltering/suffocating Explanation: . |
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9 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +13
peer agreement (net): +13It's stuffy in here. Explanation: This is what immediately comes to mind for American English. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2008-11-10 23:59:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Check: http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/dealflow/archives/200... |
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