Signification visuelle de 'choking'? - apprendre avec des images, exemples du quotidien

Illustration visuelle de choking: S'étouffer - Image 1

verb

S'étouffer

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).

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

Depuis qu'il s'est étouffé avec un os, il refuse de manger du poisson.

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Illustration visuelle de choking: Étouffer, étrangler - Image 1

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verb

Étouffer, étrangler

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

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

Le col de cette chemise est trop serré ; il m'étrangle.

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Illustration visuelle de choking: Étouffer, obstruer - Image 1

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verb

Étouffer, obstruer

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

"to choke a cave passage with boulders and mud"

Obstruer un passage de grotte avec des rochers et de la boue

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Illustration visuelle de choking: Entraver, étouffer - Image 1

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verb

Entraver, étouffer

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).

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

Les mauvaises herbes étouffaient les plants de tomates dans le jardin.

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verb

Craquer, s'effondrer

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

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

Il a beaucoup de talent, mais il a tendance à craquer sous la pression.

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verb

Tenir ses doigts très près de la pointe d'un crayon, d'un pinceau ou d'un autre outil d'art

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

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

L'élève serrait le crayon, le tenant juste au bout alors qu'il traçait péniblement un trait fin.

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Illustration visuelle de choking: Étouffer, s'étrangler - Image 1

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verb

Étouffer, s'étrangler

To be checked or stopped, as if by choking

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

La croissance de l'entreprise s'étouffait en raison d'un manque de financement.

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Illustration visuelle de choking: Étouffer, réprimer - Image 1

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verb

Étouffer, réprimer

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

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

L'oratrice réprimait ses larmes alors qu'elle remerciait tout le monde pour son soutien.

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Illustration visuelle de choking: S'étrangler - Image 1

verb

S'étrangler

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

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

En voyant sa fille obtenir son diplôme après des années de dur labeur, la mère s'étranglait de fierté.

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Illustration visuelle de choking: Étouffer, serrer la gorge - Image 1

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verb

Étouffer, serrer la gorge

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

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

L'amour accablant qu'elle ressentait pour son nouveau-né l'étouffait d'émotion.

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Illustration visuelle de choking: Dire (quelque chose) avec la gorge serrée - Image 1

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verb

Dire (quelque chose) avec la gorge serrée

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

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

Elle a dit, la gorge serrée, qu'elle ne pourrait pas rentrer à la maison pour les vacances.

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verb

Utiliser le starter

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

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

Il utilisait le starter pour aider le moteur à démarrer par ce matin froid.

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verb

Étrangler

(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).

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

L'étranglement du tuyau a limité le débit d'eau, même lorsque nous avons augmenté la pression.

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verb

Étrangler

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

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

L'armurier étrangle le canon du fusil de chasse pour améliorer sa précision.

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Illustration visuelle de choking: Étouffement - Image 1

noun

Étouffement

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

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

Le sauveteur a rapidement pratiqué la manœuvre de Heimlich pour arrêter l'étouffement de l'enfant.

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Illustration visuelle de choking: L'étouffement - Image 1

noun

L'étouffement

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

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

L'étouffement soudain du bébé a effrayé sa mère, qui a rapidement pratiqué la manœuvre de Heimlich.

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