verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Atragantarse, asfixiarse 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." Desde que se atragantó con una espina, se niega a comer pescado. medicine physiology body disease sensation biology Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Estrangular, asfixiar 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." El cuello de esta camisa es demasiado ajustado; me está asfixiando. body physiology medicine action Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Ahogar, obstruir To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it. Examples : "to choke a cave passage with boulders and mud" ahogar un pasaje de la cueva con rocas y barro physiology body medicine Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Asfixiar, sofocar 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. " Las malas hierbas estaban asfixiando las plantas de tomate en el jardín. environment biology plant agriculture Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Atragantarse, venirse abajo 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." Tiene mucho talento, pero tiende a venirse abajo bajo presión. sport mind achievement Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Mover los dedos muy cerca de la punta de un lápiz, pincel u otra herramienta de arte 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. " El estudiante estaba moviendo los dedos muy cerca del lápiz, sujetándolo justo en la punta mientras dibujaba laboriosamente una línea fina. art writing technical Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Asfixiarse, ahogarse To be checked or stopped, as if by choking Examples : "The company's growth was choking due to a lack of funding. " El crecimiento de la empresa se estaba asfixiando debido a la falta de financiación. physiology medicine body Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Ahogar, sofocar 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. " La oradora ahogaba las lágrimas mientras agradecía a todos su apoyo. physiology body communication language sensation Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Atragantarse 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. " Al ver a su hija graduarse después de años de arduo trabajo, la madre se atragantaba de orgullo. emotion sensation body physiology Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Estrangular, ahogar 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. " El amor abrumador que sentía por su bebé recién nacido la estaba ahogando de emoción. emotion sensation mind Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Decir (algo) con la garganta constreñida 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. " Ella, con la garganta constreñida, les dijo que no podría volver a casa para las vacaciones. emotion communication human body sensation Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Usar el estrangulador 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. " Estaba usando el estrangulador para ayudar a arrancar el motor en la fría mañana. vehicle fuel machine technical Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Estrangulamiento (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. " El estrangulamiento de la tubería limitó el flujo de agua, incluso cuando aumentamos la presión. physics technical energy Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
verb Descargar 🔗Compartir Estrangular 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. " El armero está estrangulando el cañón de la escopeta para mejorar su precisión. technical weapon Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
noun Descargar 🔗Compartir Asfixia 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. " El salvavidas realizó rápidamente la maniobra de Heimlich para detener la asfixia del niño. medicine physiology body disease condition Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
noun Descargar 🔗Compartir Atragantamiento 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. " El atragantamiento repentino del bebé asustó a su madre, quien rápidamente realizó la maniobra de Heimlich. medicine physiology body condition human Chat con IAJuego de vocabularioPracticar lectura
