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1 strozzare
"to draw in;Abdrosseln;estrangular"* * *strangle* * *strozzare v.tr.1 ( uccidere strangolando) to strangle, to throttle: fu strozzato da un ladro, he was strangled (o throttled) by a thief // se lo incontro lo strozzo, (fam.) if I see him I'll kill him2 ( soffocare) to choke: per poco il pezzo di pane non lo strozzava, the piece of bread nearly choked him; la cravatta mi strozza, the tie is choking me; (metall.) strozzare le colate, to choke runners3 ( comprimere, occludere) to block, to obstruct; (med.) to strangulate: un masso strozza il passaggio, a rock blocks the pass4 (fig.) ( far fallire) to stifle, to wreck, to kill: strozzare una iniziativa, to kill an initiative; strozzare una trattativa, to wreck negotiations5 ( esigere un prezzo esagerato) to fleece, (fam.) to rip off: gli usurai strozzano la povera gente, loan-sharks fleece poor people; ti strozzano in quel negozio, they rip you off in that shop.◘ strozzarsi v.intr.pron.2 ( restringersi) to narrow: a un certo punto la strada si strozza, at a certain point the road narrows.* * *[strot'tsare]1. vt2. vip (strozzarsi)* * *[strot'tsare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to strangle, to choke, to throttle [ vittima]; fig. [colletto, cravatta] to choke, to throttlel'avrei strozzato! — scherz. I could have strangled him!
2) (occludere) to block, to throttle [ tubo]; med. to strangulate2.verbo pronominale strozzarsi2) (restringersi) [ strada] to narrow* * *strozzare/strot'tsare/ [1]1 to strangle, to choke, to throttle [ vittima]; fig. [colletto, cravatta] to choke, to throttle; l'avrei strozzato! scherz. I could have strangled him!II strozzarsi verbo pronominale1 to strangle oneself2 (restringersi) [ strada] to narrow.
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