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strangling

/ˈstræŋɡəlɪŋ/ /ˈstræŋɡlɪŋ/

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verb

Étrangler

To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.

Examples :

"He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid."

Il a étranglé sa femme et a dissous le corps dans de l'acide.

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verb

Étouffer, réprimer

To stifle or suppress.

Examples :

"She strangled a scream."

Elle a étouffé un cri.

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verb

Être étranglé, s'étrangler

To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.

Examples :

"The cat slipped from the branch and strangled on its bell-collar."

Le chat a glissé de la branche et s'est étranglé avec son collier à clochette.

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verb

Étrangler

To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.

Examples :

"The thick smoke was strangling the firefighters as they tried to rescue people from the burning building. "

L'épaisse fumée étranglait les pompiers alors qu'ils essayaient de secourir les gens du bâtiment en feu.

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noun

Étranglement

The crime of killing by strangling.

Examples :

"The news reported the strangling was being investigated as a homicide. "

Les informations ont rapporté que l'étranglement était enquêté comme un homicide.

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