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strangle* * *strangolare v.tr.1 to strangle, to throttle; ( soffocare) to choke: l'hanno strangolato nel sonno, they strangled him while he slept; questa cravatta mi strangola, this tie is choking me2 (fig.) to stifle, to swamp, to choke: condizioni che strangolano l'economia di un paese, terms that stifle a country's economy; i debiti lo strangolano, he is swamped with debts.* * *[stranɡo'lare]1. vt2. vip* * *[strango'lare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to strangle, to choke, to throttle [ vittima]2) fig.2.verbo pronominale strangolarsi to strangle oneself* * *strangolare/strango'lare/ [1]1 to strangle, to choke, to throttle [ vittima]2 fig. essere strangolato dai debiti to be crippled by debtII strangolarsi verbo pronominaleto strangle oneself. -
3 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. -
4 impiccare
hang* * *impiccare v.tr.1 to hang*: impiccare qlcu. a un albero, to hang s.o. from a tree // non lo farei neanche se mi impiccassero, I'd rather be hanged than do it (o I'll be hanged if I'll do it o I'll be hanged if I will)2 (estens.) (stringere alla gola) to choke, to strangle: questa cravatta mi sta impiccando, this tie is choking me3 (fig.) (mettere in difficoltà) to put* in a (tight) fix, to put* on the spot: siamo impiccati dalle scadenze, these deadlines put us in a tight fix (o on the spot).◘ impiccarsi v.rifl.1 to hang* oneself // che s'impicchi!, go hang!; impiccati!, go to hell! (o go hang yourself!)2 (fig.) (impegnarsi con vincoli gravosi) to tie oneself up: non ho voglia d'impiccarmi con un mutuo di 20 anni, I don't want to tie myself up (o to get tied down) with a 20-year mortgage.* * *[impik'kare]1. vt2. vr (impiccarsi)to hang o.s.impiccati! fam — go to hell!
* * *[impik'kare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to hangimpiccare qcn. a un albero — to hang sb. from a tree
2) fig. [colletto, cravatta] to choke, to strangle3) colloq. (fare pagare troppo) to drain2.verbo pronominale impiccarsi to hang oneself* * *impiccare/impik'kare/ [1]1 to hang; impiccare qcn. a un albero to hang sb. from a tree2 fig. [colletto, cravatta] to choke, to strangle3 colloq. (fare pagare troppo) to drainII impiccarsi verbo pronominaleto hang oneself. -
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[strot'tsare]1. vt2. vip (strozzarsi)
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