Compound Forms:
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| catch in the throat v expr | (cause [sb] to sob or choke) | atragantársele loc verb |
| | He nearly choked when a chicken bone caught in his throat. |
| | Se le atragantó un pedazo de carne, tuve que golpearle la espalda para que lo escupiera. |
catch in the throat,
catch in your throat,
catch in your voice n | (sob, etc. that interrupts speaking) | voz entrecortada nf + adj |
| clear your throat v expr | (cough before speaking) | aclararse la garganta loc verb |
| | | aclararse la voz loc verb |
| | The butler respectfully cleared his throat. |
| | El mayordomo se aclaró la garganta respetuosamente. |
| cut your own throat v expr | (cause your own ruin) | cavar su propia tumba loc verb |
cutthroat,
also UK: cut-throat adj | (ruthless) | despiadado/a adj |
| | | feroz adj mf |
| | The competition for the job was cutthroat. |
| | La competencia para el empleo fue despiadada. |
cutthroat,
also UK: cut-throat n | archaic (murderer) | asesino nm |
| | (literario) | degollador nm |
| | The young woman was lured into the woods by a sinister cutthroat. |
| | La joven mujer fue atraída hacia el bosque por un asesino siniestro. |
| | La joven mujer fue atraída hacia el bosque por un degollador siniestro. |
cutthroat competition,
also UK: cut-throat competition n | (ruthless competition) | competencia feroz nf |
| | The company eventually folded in the face of cut-throat competition from its larger rival. |
| | La compañía finalmente cedió ante la competencia feroz de su más grande rival. |
ear,
nose,
and throat (US),
ear,
nose and throat (UK) n as adj | (ENT: relating to otorhinolaryngology) | otorrinolaringológico adj |
| ENT n as adj | initialism (medicine: ear, nose, and throat) | otorrinolaringológico adj |
| have a frog in your throat v expr | figurative, informal (be hoarse) (voz rasposa) | carraspera nf |
| | What's wrong? Have you got a frog in your throat? |
| | ¿Qué te pasa? ¿Tienes carraspera? |
| have a lump in your throat v expr | figurative (be moved emotionally) | tener un nudo en la garganta expr |
your heart is in your mouth,
your heart is in your throat expr | figurative ([sb] is anxious, fearful) (figurado) | tener el corazón en la boca loc verb |
| jump down [sb]'s throat v expr | informal (scold suddenly) (figurado) | saltarle al cuello a loc verb |
| | | tirarse al cuello de loc verb |
| | | tirársele al cuello a, írsele al cuello a loc verb |
| ram [sth] down [sb]'s throat v expr | figurative, informal (force, impose) | hacer tragar⇒ vtr |
| | I wish they'd stop ramming their ideas down our throats. |
| | Preferiría que no sigan intentando hacernos tragar sus ideas. |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | encajar⇒ vtr |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Estas ideas políticas no encajan en nuestra sociedad. |
| | (figurado) | hacer tragar algo a loc verb |
| | | imponer⇒ vtr |
| sore throat n | informal (painful throat infection) | dolor de garganta nm + loc adj |
| | Sore throats usually indicate an emerging cold. |
| | El dolor de garganta suele ser síntoma del inicio de un resfriado. |
| stick in your throat v expr | (food: difficult to swallow) (comida) | ser difícil de tragar loc verb |
| stick in your throat v expr | figurative (be difficult to say) (figurado) | atorarse en la garganta loc verb |
stick in your throat,
stick in your craw v expr | figurative (be difficult to accept) (figurado) | ser difícil de tragar loc verb |
| strep throat n | US, informal, abbr (painful throat infection) | amigdalitis nf inv |
| | | faringitis nf inv |
| | (Medicina) | infección por estreptococo nf + loc adj |
| | Strep throat is highly contagious. |
| | The bacteria that causes strep throat can also infect the heart. |
| | La amigdalitis es muy contagiosa. // La bacteria que causa la amigdalitis también puede afectar el corazón. |
sweetbread,
neck sweetbread,
throat sweetbread n | often plural (animal glands eaten as food) | mollejas nfpl |
throat lozenge,
lozenge n | (cough drop) | caramelo para la tos nm + loc adj |