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choking

/ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/ /ˈtʃoʊkɪŋ/

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verb

Ersticken, würgen

To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).

Examples :

"Ever since he choked on a bone, he has refused to eat fish."

Seit er sich an einem Knochen verschluckt hat, weigert er sich, Fisch zu essen.

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verb

Würgen, erdrosseln

To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.

Examples :

"The collar of this shirt is too tight; it’s choking me."

Der Kragen dieses Hemdes ist zu eng; er würgt mich.

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verb

Verstopfen, blockieren

To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.

Examples :

"to choke a cave passage with boulders and mud"

einen Höhlengang mit Felsbrocken und Schlamm verstopfen

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verb

Hemmen, ersticken

To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).

Examples :

"The weeds were choking the tomato plants in the garden. "

Das Unkraut erstickte die Tomatenpflanzen im Garten.

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verb

Versagen, scheitern

To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.

Examples :

"He has a lot of talent, but he tends to choke under pressure."

Er hat viel Talent, aber er neigt dazu, unter Druck zu versagen.

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verb

Den Bleistift, Pinsel oder ein anderes Kunstwerkzeug sehr nah an der Spitze mit den Fingern halten

To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.

Examples :

"The student was choking the pencil, holding it right at the tip as he painstakingly drew a fine line. "

Der Schüler hielt den Bleistift ganz nah an der Spitze, als er mühsam eine feine Linie zeichnete.

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verb

Würgen, ersticken

To be checked or stopped, as if by choking

Examples :

"The company's growth was choking due to a lack of funding. "

Das Wachstum des Unternehmens wurde aufgrund fehlender Finanzierung erstickt.

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verb

Abwürgen, unterdrücken

To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.

Examples :

"The speaker was choking back tears as she thanked everyone for their support. "

Die Rednerin unterdrückte die Tränen, als sie sich bei allen für ihre Unterstützung bedankte.

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verb

Würgen, ersticken

To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.

Examples :

"Seeing her daughter graduate after years of hard work, the mother was choking with pride. "

Als sie ihre Tochter nach jahrelanger harter Arbeit ihren Abschluss machen sah, war die Mutter vor Stolz erstickt.

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verb

Jemanden erwürgen, ersticken

To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.

Examples :

"The overwhelming love she felt for her newborn baby was choking her with emotion. "

Die überwältigende Liebe, die sie für ihr neugeborenes Baby empfand, erstickte sie vor Emotionen.

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verb

Mit erstickter Stimme sagen

To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).

Examples :

"She was choking back tears as she told them she wouldn't be able to come home for the holidays. "

Mit erstickter Stimme sagte sie ihnen, dass sie über die Feiertage nicht nach Hause kommen könne.

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verb

Den Choke benutzen

To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.

Examples :

"He was choking the engine to help it start on the cold morning. "

Er benutzte den Choke, um den Motor an dem kalten Morgen zu starten.

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verb

Abwürgen

(of a duct) To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).

Examples :

"The pipe choking limited the water flow, even when we increased the pressure. "

Das Abwürgen des Rohrs begrenzte den Wasserfluss, selbst als wir den Druck erhöhten.

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verb

Drosseln

To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.

Examples :

"The gunsmith is choking the barrel of the shotgun to improve its accuracy. "

Der Büchsenmacher drosselt den Lauf der Schrotflinte, um ihre Genauigkeit zu verbessern.

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noun

Erstickung, Würgen

The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly.

Examples :

"The lifeguard quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver to stop the child's choking. "

Der Bademeister führte schnell das Heimlich-Manöver durch, um das Ersticken des Kindes zu stoppen.

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noun

Würgen, Ersticken

The act of coughing when a foreign object (i.e. food, beverages) becomes lodged in a person's airway.

Examples :

"The baby's sudden choking scared his mother, who quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver. "

Das plötzliche Würgen des Babys erschreckte seine Mutter, die schnell das Heimlich-Manöver durchführte.

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