choke [tʃəʊk]
choke
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choke(
chok
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to prevent from breathing)
2. (to block)
a. atascar
The city will become so choked with cars, it will come to a standstill.Los carros atascarán la ciudad hasta tal punto que quedará paralizada.
b. obstruir
In fall, the sodden leaves choke the drains.En otoño, las hojas mojadas obstruyen los desagües.
c. tapar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
The pipe was choked with refuse and debris.El caño estaba tapado con basura y escombros.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
3. (to be unable to breathe)
a. ahogarse
People were choking as they ran out of the burning building.La gente se ahogaba al salir corriendo del edificio en llamas.
c. atragantarse
I nearly choked on my cereal when I read the news.Casi me atraganto con los cereales cuando leí la noticia.
d. atorarse (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
A little girl died after choking on a part from a toy.Una niña murió tras atorarse con una pieza de un juguete.
4. (to fail to perform under pressure)
a. bloquearse
¿Qué te pasó? Seguro que sabías la respuesta. - Sí, sí, claro que la sabía, pero bueno, me bloqueé.What happened? Surely, you knew the answer. - Yes, yes, of course I knew it, but, well, I choked.
b. poder los nervios
Al delantero le pudieron los nervios y falló el penal.The forward choked and missed the penalty kick.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
5. (automobile)
a. el estárter (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After a few minutes I pushed the choke half way back in.Después de unos minutos bajé a la mitad el estárter.
b. el obturador (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This manual explains the motorbike's controls: choke, throttle, brakes, clutch, etc.Este manual explica los controles de la moto: obturador, acelerador, frenos, embrague, etc.
c. el cebador (M) (River Plate)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I pulled out the choke and the engine started straight away.Le di al cebador y el motor arrancó enseguida.
d. el choke (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My car starts really well. I almost never need to use the choke.Mi carro arranca muy bien. Casi nunca es necesario usar el choke.
e. el chupete (M) (Chile)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Chile
Cars don't tend to have manual chokes these days. It's usually automatic.Generalmente, los autos no tienen chupete manual hoy en día. Suele ser automático.
chokeNountransitive verbintransitive verb
Copyright © 2006 Harrap Publishers LimitedA noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (aut)
a. el estrangulador m, estárter(M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (strangle)
a. ahogar, estrangular
3. (block; sink)
a. atascar
the roads were choked with trafficlas carreteras estaban atascadas or colapsadas de tráfico
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
4. (general)
a. ahogarse
she choked on a fish bonese atragantó con una espina
to choke with angerponerse rojo(a) de ira
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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