strangle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstræŋgəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstræŋgəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(strang′gəl)

Inflections of 'strangle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
strangles
v 3rd person singular
strangling
v pres p
strangled
v past
strangled
v past p
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
strangle [sb/sth]⇒ vtr (kill by choking)estrangular⇒ vtr
  estrangular a vtr + prep
 The serial killer prefers to strangle his victims.
 El asesino serial prefiere estrangular a sus víctimas.
strangle [sth]⇒ vtr figurative (suppress) (figurado)estrangular⇒ vtr
  suprimir⇒ vtr
 These controls on the media will strangle free speech.
 Estos controles en los medios estrangularán la libertad de expresión.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
strangles n (horse disease)adenitis equina nf + adj
  gurma nf
 A quarantine area was set up at the stables after one of the horses contracted strangles.
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'strangle' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bowstring - garrote - girdle - scrag - throttle
Spanish:
agarrotar - horcar - retorcerle el pescuezo a - ahogar - ahorcar - asfixiar - estrangular


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