| Principales traductions |
| choke⇒ vi | (have airway blocked) | s'étouffer⇒, s'étrangler⇒ v pron |
| | Someone help that man, he's choking! |
| | À l'aide, cet homme s'étouffe ! |
| choke on [sth] vi + prep | (have airway blocked by food) | s'étouffer avec v pron + prép |
| | Karen was choking on a hot dog. |
| | Karen s'étouffait avec un hot-dog. |
| choke [sb]⇒ vtr | (constrict [sb]'s breath) | étrangler⇒ vtr |
| | The murderer killed his victim by choking her. |
| | Le tueur a tué ses victimes en les étranglant. |
| choke [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (stop flow) | couper⇒ vtr |
| | | boucher⇒ vtr |
| | The blockade has choked the supply of fuel and food to the area. |
| choke n | (carburettor air control) (anglicisme) | starter nm |
| | (vieilli) | étrangleur nm |
| | Milly pulled out the choke and tried to start the engine again. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| choke⇒ vi | figurative, slang (fail to act) (familier) | craquer⇒ vi |
| | When it was Jimmy's turn in the spelling bee, he choked. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. On dit que Greg Norman a craqué deux fois au Masters d'Augusta. |
| choke [sth]⇒ vtr | (enrich fuel mixture) (un moteur) | étouffer⇒ vtr |
| choke [sth] vtr | US (sports: grip higher up) (Sports) | prendre le grip plus haut loc v |
| | Choke the bat a little more. |
| | Prends le grip un peu plus haut. |
| choke [sth] vtr | (stop growth or movement) | boucher⇒, obstruer⇒ vtr |
| | The fallen tree is choking the flow of traffic. |
| | La chute d'un arbre a bouché la circulation. |
Verbes à particule
choke | choked |
choke [sth] back,
choke back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (suppress: emotion, words) | refouler⇒ vtr |
| | Helen choked back a sob as she said goodbye to her colleagues. |
choke [sth] down,
choke down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (eat with difficulty) | avaler⇒ vtr |
choke [sth] down,
choke down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (suppress: words, feelings) | ravaler⇒ vtr |
choke [sth] off,
choke off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (restrict [sth] severely) (figuré) | étouffer⇒ vtr |
| | We believe that the government's economic policy has choked off the recovery. |
| | Nous pensons que la politique économique du gouvernement a étouffé la reprise. |
| choke on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (have stuck in one's throat) | s'étouffer avec [qch], s'étrangler avec [qch] v pron + prép |
| | The old man choked on his food and almost turned blue before the waiter arrived to help him. |
| | Le vieil homme s'est étouffé avec sa nourriture et est presque devenu bleu avant que le serveur n'arrive pour lui porter secours. |
| choke on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (be unable to say) (figuré : sur des mots) | trébucher sur vi + prép |
| | He didn't want to mess up the marriage proposal but was afraid that he'd choke on the words when the time came. |
| choke up vi phrasal | (be emotional, unable to speak) | être étranglé par l'émotion loc v |
| | Elle était étranglée par l'émotion, incapable de prononcer une parole. |