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to strangle
01
estrangular, sufocar
to experience difficulty breathing or to be unable to breathe due to obstruction or restriction
Intransitive
Exemplos
He started to strangle from the smoke in the room, struggling to catch his breath.
Ele começou a sufocar com a fumaça no quarto, lutando para recuperar o fôlego.
She felt like she was starting to strangle as the tight scarf pressed against her neck.
Ela sentiu como se estivesse começando a sufocar enquanto o lenço apertado pressionava seu pescoço.
02
estrangular, sufocar
to kill by choking the throat and blocking the air supply
Transitive: to strangle sb/sth
Exemplos
The villain attempted to strangle the hero with a rope.
O vilão tentou estrangular o herói com uma corda.
In self-defense, she managed to strangle the attacker and escape.
Em legítima defesa, ela conseguiu estrangular o agressor e escapar.
03
reprimir, sufocar
to hold back or stop an impulse, action, or sound from being expressed or carried out
Transitive: to strangle an action or sound
Exemplos
He had to strangle his anger before speaking to his boss.
Ele teve que reprimir sua raiva antes de falar com seu chefe.
He strangles the urge to speak out, afraid of the consequences.
Ele estrangular o impulso de falar, com medo das consequências.
04
estrangular, restringir
to slow down, restrict, or block the progress or activity of something
Transitive: to strangle development of something
Exemplos
The lack of funding began to strangle the growth of the small business.
A falta de financiamento começou a estrangular o crescimento da pequena empresa.
Overregulation can strangle innovation and prevent new ideas from emerging.
A super regulamentação pode estrangular a inovação e impedir que novas ideias surjam.
05
estrangular, sufocar
to die because something is blocking or interfering with the ability to breathe
Intransitive
Exemplos
She struggled to breathe before ultimately strangling from the tight grip.
Ela lutou para respirar antes de finalmente estrangular com o aperto forte.
The baby tragically strangled in her sleep after the blanket was too tightly wrapped around her neck.
O bebê tragicamente estrangulou em seu sono depois que o cobertor foi enrolado muito apertado em seu pescoço.
