La Palabra del Día : atorar

Question

atorar - (pronominal verb) to choke; to get stuck, to jam; to get blocked, to get clogged up

Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes and language correctness.

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And don't forget to correct your posts as suggested. Do NOT use subject pronouns!

Odio atorar en el tráfico

I hate to get struck in traffic

Please note that the conjugation in SD for the verb "atorar" is INCORRECT. - --Mariana--, Aug 10, 2010

The correct conjugation is here -- http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=atorar - --Mariana--, Aug 10, 2010

Good eye, Marianne! - Don-Linton, Aug 10, 2010

Answer 1

Una dieta rica en colesterol puede atorar las arterias.

A high cholesterol diet can clog the arteries.

Answer 2

A la cantora se le atoró el vestido en el escenario, pero ella siguió cantando como toda una profesional.

Singer's dress got caught on stage, but she continued to sing as a real professional.

Answer 3

Se los atoró.

They are stuck.

No le veo solución a este problema. I can't see a way out of this problem.

¿Le puede ayudar por favor.? Can you help?

Excellent! - Rolest, Aug 10, 2010

I get dizzy just looking at that picture. - sagiia, Aug 10, 2010

Gracias, Rolest:) - Brynleigh, Aug 10, 2010

I hope they brought a lunch bag, lol - Brynleigh, Aug 10, 2010

mm, I know this place! nice ;) - swing, Aug 11, 2010

Scary!......... "Están atorados" - 005faa61, Aug 11, 2010

Answer 4

Cada vez trato conjugar el verbo "hacer", atoraré.

Every time I try to conjugate the verb "hacer", I get stuck.

Please let me know if I made a mistake. - amykay, Aug 10, 2010

....vez que trato de.... me atoro - 005faa61, Aug 11, 2010

Answer 5

Mi hijo atoró una canica en la nariz y se bloqueó.

My son stuck a marble up his nose and it was blocked. !

Ray I think that might be marble like the rock - perhaps you could say: mi hijo atoró una canica en la nariz y se bloqueó. :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 10, 2010

My son stuck a skittle up his nose when he was two! True story! Funny now, not then. - Brynleigh, Aug 10, 2010

Gracias amiga mia, , i am impressed and grateful. - ray76, Aug 10, 2010

It´s "canica," mate - 005faa61, Aug 11, 2010

Answer 6

Cuando mi hijo era pequeno, se le atoró un hueso de pollo en la garganta. Mi madre hizo la Maniobra de Heimlich.

When my son was little, a chicken bone got stuck in his throat. My mother did the Heimlich Maneuver.

that would be frightening, Sanlee- a typo- Heimlich - Brynleigh, Aug 10, 2010

Gracias, Brynleigh - sanlee, Aug 10, 2010

It popped right out. Everyone should know the Heimlich Manueuver. - sanlee, Aug 10, 2010

Answer 7

¿Puedes creerlo? Se me atoró el cierre.

Can you believe it? My zipper got stuck.

Man speak with Forked tongue!! - ray76, Aug 10, 2010

That is so weird! - sagiia, Aug 10, 2010

Nice photo chop! - 005faa61, Aug 11, 2010

Answer 8

Mi sobrino se atoró el dedo mientras jugaba baloncesto.

My nephew jammed his finger while playing basketball.

Answer 9

Las vias de tráfico en la ciudad de Boston, Mass, siempre estan atorados.

The traffic routes in Boston, Mass, are always blocked up!

Great pic!.....atoradas - 005faa61, Aug 10, 2010

Answer 10

Estoy atorada - no puedo aprender a conducir porqué tengo miedo! Siempre lo mismo, cuando estoy manejando...

I am stucked, I can't learn to drive. I am scared of it! All the time when I am in the car, the same story begins...

This part needs rewriring: I am stucked, I can't lear to drive. - Don-Linton, Aug 10, 2010

thanks - swing, Aug 11, 2010

... aprender conducir ....... siempre es ..... stuck - 005faa61, Aug 11, 2010

Answer 11

¡Oye, tio, no atore mi vista!

Hey, buddy, don't block my view!

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atores - 005faa61, Aug 11, 2010

Answer 12

Esta puerta atoró, siempre que el clima cambia.

This door gets stuck, whenever the weather changes.

Mine too. It is frustrating! - Brynleigh, Aug 10, 2010

... se atora ...... - 005faa61, Aug 11, 2010

Answer 13

I never give chicken bones to my dog because they can get stuck in her throat.

Nunca dar huesos de pollo a mi perrita porque pueden atorar en la garganta.

Marianne, I´m sure you meant to say "doy." "..... porque se le pueden ...." - 005faa61, Aug 11, 2010

Answer 14

¡¿Donde están los equipos de rescates?! No quiero que atoremos aquí para siempre

Where are the rescuers? I don't want us to get stuck here forever

please check my sentence if it has any errors, gracias - 009ee30f, Aug 10, 2010

I am not sure, but I think this might be a time to use the reflexive. No quiero que nos atoremos aqui para siempre. What's your opinion? - sagiia, Aug 10, 2010

I think the reflexive is not needed anymore because "atoremos" already tells who doesn't want to get stuck - 009ee30f, Aug 10, 2010

Sagiia is correct - 005faa61, Aug 11, 2010

Answer 15

Cada vez que como los Skittles, atoro con mucha fuerza. :(

Every time I eat Skittles, I choke really hard. :(

I have played skittles , but never eaten them , Am I missing something?? - ray76, Aug 10, 2010

Skittles are fruit candy.. like M&Ms; kind of. - ShaneCope, Aug 10, 2010

Taste the rainbow! :D - sarahjs, Aug 10, 2010

They are yummy! Estan sabroso. - Echoline, Aug 10, 2010

.... me atoro ... - 005faa61, Aug 11, 2010