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to strangle
01
estrangular, ahogar
to experience difficulty breathing or to be unable to breathe due to obstruction or restriction
Intransitive
Ejemplos
He started to strangle from the smoke in the room, struggling to catch his breath.
Comenzó a ahogarse por el humo en la habitación, luchando por recuperar el aliento.
She felt like she was starting to strangle as the tight scarf pressed against her neck.
Ella sintió que empezaba a ahogarse mientras la bufanda apretada presionaba su cuello.
02
estrangular, ahogar
to kill by choking the throat and blocking the air supply
Transitive: to strangle sb/sth
Ejemplos
The villain attempted to strangle the hero with a rope.
El villano intentó estrangular al héroe con una cuerda.
In self-defense, she managed to strangle the attacker and escape.
En defensa propia, logró estrangular al atacante y escapar.
03
reprimir, sofocar
to hold back or stop an impulse, action, or sound from being expressed or carried out
Transitive: to strangle an action or sound
Ejemplos
He had to strangle his anger before speaking to his boss.
Tuvo que reprimir su ira antes de hablar con su jefe.
He strangles the urge to speak out, afraid of the consequences.
Él reprime el impulso de hablar, por miedo a las consecuencias.
04
ahogar, restringir
to slow down, restrict, or block the progress or activity of something
Transitive: to strangle development of something
Ejemplos
The lack of funding began to strangle the growth of the small business.
La falta de fondos comenzó a estrangular el crecimiento de la pequeña empresa.
Overregulation can strangle innovation and prevent new ideas from emerging.
La sobre regulación puede ahogar la innovación y evitar que surjan nuevas ideas.
05
estrangular, sofocar
to die because something is blocking or interfering with the ability to breathe
Intransitive
Ejemplos
She struggled to breathe before ultimately strangling from the tight grip.
Ella luchó por respirar antes de finalmente estrangularse por el agarre apretado.
The baby tragically strangled in her sleep after the blanket was too tightly wrapped around her neck.
El bebé se estrangular trágicamente mientras dormía después de que la manta estaba demasiado apretada alrededor de su cuello.
