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1 choke
[ əuk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) sufocar2) (to block: This pipe was choked with dirt.) entupir2. noun(an apparatus in a car engine etc to prevent the passage of too much air when starting the engine.) afogador* * *[tʃouk] n 1 sufocação, asfixia, abafação, estrangulação. 2 ruído de sufocação. 3 Auto afogador, regulador de ar do carburador. 4 Tech estrangulação, obstrução, entupimento. • vt+vi 1 silenciar, abafar, asfixiar, sufocar, estrangular. 2 sufocar-se, afogar-se, ter falta de ar. 3 controlar, segurar, reprimir. 4 Tech estrangular, obstruir, entupir, tapar, impedir. to choke back prender, segurar, reprimir (emoção, sentimento). to choke down engolir com dificuldade. to choke off livrar-se, desencorajar. to choke up 1 preencher, completar. 2 bloquear. 3 (geralmente na passiva) perder a fala. -
2 choke
[ əuk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) sufocar, asfixiar2) (to block: This pipe was choked with dirt.) entupir, obstruir2. noun(an apparatus in a car engine etc to prevent the passage of too much air when starting the engine.) afogador
См. также в других словарях:
choked — UK [tʃəʊkt] / US [tʃoʊkt] or choked up UK / US adjective informal feeling so sad, angry, excited etc that you find it difficult to speak I was really choked when I heard the news … English dictionary
choked up — choked UK [tʃəʊkt] / US [tʃoʊkt] or choked up UK / US adjective informal feeling so sad, angry, excited etc that you find it difficult to speak I was really choked when I heard the news … English dictionary
choked — [tʃəukt US tʃoukt] adj [not before noun] BrE very upset ▪ I was really choked when I heard he d died … Dictionary of contemporary English
choked up — variant UK US Main entry: choked … Useful english dictionary
choked up — [ ,tʃoukt ʌp ] adjective INFORMAL feeling so sad, angry, excited, etc. that you find it difficult to speak … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
choked — [[t]tʃo͟ʊkt[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n, v link ADJ with n If you say something in a choked voice or if your voice is choked with emotion, your voice does not have its full sound, because you are upset or frightened. Why did Ben do that? she asked, in a… … English dictionary
choked — adj. blocked choked with (choked with weeds) * * * [ blocked ] choked with (choked with weeds) … Combinatory dictionary
choked up — adj. (all) choked up with (choked up with emotion) * * * (all) choked up with (choked up with emotion) … Combinatory dictionary
choked — adj British overcome with indignation, fury, ran cour or another strong emotion. Choked is a very widespread working class usage, especially in London speech. Choked off is a less common and more recent variant. ► I tell you I was choked, really… … Contemporary slang
Choked — Choke Choke (ch[=o]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Choked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Choking}.] [OE. cheken, choken; cf. AS. [=a]ceocian to suffocate, Icel. koka to gulp, E. chincough, cough.] 1. To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
choked — mod. having to do with overly diluted drugs. □ This stuff is choked. Don’t score with that guy again. □ Why is this stuff so stepped on you know, choked? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
