choke

choke
 əuk 1. verb
1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) holde på å kveles, få i vrangstrupen; kvele
2) (to block: This pipe was choked with dirt.) tette igjen, blokkere, stoppes til
2. noun
(an apparatus in a car engine etc to prevent the passage of too much air when starting the engine.) choke
kvele
I
subst. \/tʃəʊk\/
1) kvelning, kvelningsanfall
2) (bil) choke
3) (teknikk) luftspjeld
4) (i børseløp) trangboring
5) (elektronikk) drossels pole
the chokes dykkersyke
II
verb \/tʃəʊk\/
1) kvele(s), holde på å kveles, sette i halsen, få i vrangstrupen
2) (overført) kvele, undertrykke, holde (igjen)
3) tette(s) igjen, blokkere(s), sperre(s)
4) fylle, overfylle
5) (bil) strupes, kveles
choke back holde tilbake
• choke back one's tears
holde tårene tilbake
choke down svelge (overført) fortrenge, undertrykke
• choke down one's anger
fortrenge sinnet
choke off (hverdagslig) avskrekke stoppe kjeften på, få til å holde munn
choke on something sette noe i halsen, få noe i vrangstrupen
choke the life out of somebody (også overført) kvele noen plage noen til døde
choke up (bil) tette igjen, stoppe til, sperre (av) fylle opp (amer., hverdagslig) bli stille, bli målløs
• he choked up
ordene satt fast i halsen på ham
(overført) gå i vranglås
choke with kveles av, bli kvalt av
• the mere thought of it made him choke with rage
bare tanken gjorde at han nesten ble kvalt av raseri
bli gjengrodd av
• the garden is choked with weeds
hagen er gjengrodd av ugress
choking voice halvkvalt stemme

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