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choke back tears

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Inglés		Español
choke back tears v expr	(suppress grief)	contener las lágrimas loc verb
	In a televised appeal for witnesses to come forward, the father of the murdered teenager was visibly choking back tears.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tuve que contener las lágrimas para darle la noticia.
		aguantar el llanto, contener el llanto loc verb
	(figurado)	tragarse las lágrimas loc verb

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