atragantarse
atragantarse(
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trah
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gahn
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)A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to choke
Mi padre vio que me atraganté con la comida y me hizo la maniobra de Heimlich.My father performed the Heimlich maneuver on me when he saw me choking on food.
a. to lose one's train of thought
Me atraganté, así que tuve que dar la explicación otra vez desde cero.I lost my train of thought, so I had to start my explanation all over again.
3. (colloquial) (figurative) (to dislike)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
El padre de mi novio se me atraganta. Es racista y homófobo.I can't stomach my boyfriend's father. He's racist and homophobic.
Al principio, Lucas se me había atragantado, pero ahora me cae bien.I couldn't stand Lucas at the beginning, but now I like him.
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