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mby't·et vpr 1 to suffocate; drown 2 to choke (on an impediment in the throat) 3 (of a boat) to sink 4 to drown in an excess, be overwhelmed 5 [Fig] to be immersed in an activity 6 to be extinguished: go out, die out • (s'ka·) ku të mbyt·etsubj "(not have) where one may drown" (not have) anywhere to turn, be in a hopeless situation • mbyt·et në lumë pa ujë "drown in a dry river" 1 to have one's whole plan ruined by a trivial mistake 2 to be easily led off track; get hung up on a trivial problem • mbyt·et në një pikë/lugë/gotë/filxhan/gisht ujë [Impol] "drown in a tiny amount of water" to be easily led off track; get hung up on a trivial problem mby't|ës II§ adj (i) 1 stifling, suffocating 2 used for exterminating insects: pesticidal 3 (of fruit) astringent 4 stifling III§ nm 1 animal exterminator 2 stifler; strangler mby't|je IV§ nf ger 1 < mby't·, mby't·et 2 astringent fruit 3 (Med) asphyxia V§ adj 1 astringent 2 covert