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1 (to) strangle
(to) strangle /ˈstræŋgl/A v. t.1 strangolare; strozzare ( anche fig.): That collar is too tight: it may strangle the dog, quel collare è troppo stretto: può strozzare il cane; to strangle a country's foreign trade, strangolare il commercio estero di un paese2 ( anche fig.) soffocare; reprimere: The rioters were strangled by the tear gas, i rivoltosi erano soffocati dal gas lacrimogeno; to strangle an impulse, soffocare un impulsoB v. i.soffocare; sentirsi soffocarestranglern.strangolatore; strozzatorestranglingn. [uc]strangolamento; strozzatura; soffocazione. -
2 (to) strangle
(to) strangle /ˈstræŋgl/A v. t.1 strangolare; strozzare ( anche fig.): That collar is too tight: it may strangle the dog, quel collare è troppo stretto: può strozzare il cane; to strangle a country's foreign trade, strangolare il commercio estero di un paese2 ( anche fig.) soffocare; reprimere: The rioters were strangled by the tear gas, i rivoltosi erano soffocati dal gas lacrimogeno; to strangle an impulse, soffocare un impulsoB v. i.soffocare; sentirsi soffocarestranglern.strangolatore; strozzatorestranglingn. [uc]strangolamento; strozzatura; soffocazione.
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