| Principal Translations |
| choke⇒ vi | (have airway blocked) | ahogarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | atragantarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Someone help that man, he's choking! |
| | Que alguien ayude a ese hombre: ¡se está ahogando! |
| choke on [sth] vi + prep | (have airway blocked by food) | atragantarse con v prnl + prep |
| | | ahogarse con v prnl + prep |
| | Karen was choking on a hot dog. |
| | Karen se estaba atragantando con un perrito caliente. |
| choke [sb]⇒ vtr | (constrict [sb]'s breath) | asfixiar⇒ vtr |
| | | sofocar⇒ vtr |
| | | estrangular⇒ vtr |
| | | ahorcar⇒ vtr |
| | The murderer killed his victim by choking her. |
| | El asesino mató a su víctima asfixiándola. |
| choke [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (stop flow) (figurado) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | The blockade has choked the supply of fuel and food to the area. |
| | El bloqueo ha cortado el suministro de gasolina y alimentos a todo el área. |
| choke n | (carburettor air control) | estrangulador nm |
| | | estárter nm |
| | | cebador nm |
| | (CL, CU) | ahogador nm |
| | Milly pulled out the choke and tried to start the engine again. |
| | Milly haló el estrangulador e intentó arrancar el motor de nuevo. |
| Additional Translations |
| choke⇒ vi | figurative, slang (fail to act) | ponerse nervioso v prnl + adj |
| | | fallar⇒ vi |
| | When it was Jimmy's turn in the spelling bee, he choked. |
| | Cuando a Jimmy le tocó su turno en el concurso de ortografía, se puso nervioso. |
| choke [sth]⇒ vtr | (enrich fuel mixture) | tapar⇒ vtr |
| | | obstruir⇒ vtr |
| | | atascar⇒ vtr |
| choke [sth] vtr | US (sports: grip higher up) (béisbol) | acortar el agarre de loc verb + prep |
| | (NI) | acortar⇒ vtr |
| | Choke the bat a little more. |
| | Acorta un poco más el agarre del bate. |
| choke [sth] vtr | (stop growth or movement) | obstruir⇒ vtr |
| | | atascar⇒ vtr |
| | | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | The fallen tree is choking the flow of traffic. |
| | El árbol caído está obstruyendo el flujo del tráfico. |
Locuciones verbales
choke | choked |
choke [sth] back,
choke back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (suppress: emotion, words) (figurado) | tragarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Helen choked back a sob as she said goodbye to her colleagues. |
choke [sth] down,
choke down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (eat with difficulty) | atragantarse⇒ vtr |
| | | atorarse⇒ vtr |
choke [sth] down,
choke down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (suppress: words, feelings) (figurado (palabras)) | tragarse⇒ vtr |
| | | aguantar⇒, soportar⇒ vtr |
choke [sth] off,
choke off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (restrict [sth] severely) | obstruir⇒ vtr |
| | | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | We believe that the government's economic policy has choked off the recovery. |
| | Creemos que la política económica del gobierno ha obstruido la recuperación. |
| choke on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (have stuck in one's throat) | ahogarse con v prnl + prep |
| | The old man choked on his food and almost turned blue before the waiter arrived to help him. |
| choke on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (be unable to say) | trabársele la lengua loc verb |
| | He didn't want to mess up the marriage proposal but was afraid that he'd choke on the words when the time came. |
| | No quería arruinar la propuesta de matrimonio pero tenía miedo de que se le trabara la lengua cuando llegara el momento. |
| choke up vi phrasal | (be emotional, unable to speak) | quedarse sin habla loc verb |
| | | quedarse sin poder emitir palabra loc verb |
| | Barry choked up while thanking his colleagues for their retirement gift. |