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to choke
01
engasgar, sufocar
to experience difficulties when breathing because one's throat is blocked by something
Intransitive: to choke | to choke on sth
Exemplos
The strong smoke made me choke as I tried to escape the burning building.
A fumaça densa me fez engasgar enquanto eu tentava escapar do prédio em chamas.
02
sufocar, engasgar
to die or stop breathing
Intransitive
Exemplos
The actor choked on stage, and the scene had to be stopped for safety.
O ator engasgou no palco, e a cena teve que ser parada por segurança.
03
engasgar, sufocar
to not be able to speak clearly and normally due to experiencing very strong emotions
Intransitive
Exemplos
It ’s not uncommon to choke when discussing difficult topics that bring up strong feelings.
Não é incomum engasgar ao discutir tópicos difíceis que trazem sentimentos fortes.
04
sufocar, apertar
to feel too tight or squeezed, often causing discomfort from rubbing or pressing
Transitive: to choke sb/sth
Exemplos
The heavy gloves choked his fingers, making them feel numb.
As luvas pesadas apertavam seus dedos, fazendo-os ficar dormentes.
05
estrangular, sufocar
to block the throat, hinder breathing and cause suffocation
Transitive: to choke sb
Exemplos
In a dangerous situation, the officer quickly choked the armed suspect to prevent further harm.
Em uma situação perigosa, o oficial rapidamente estrangularam o suspeito armado para evitar mais danos.
06
enriquecer, obstruir
to make the fuel mixture richer in a motor by reducing the amount of air that enters
Transitive: to choke an engine or carburetor
Exemplos
Choking the carburetor helps increase the fuel flow when the motor is cold.
Asfixiar o carburador ajuda a aumentar o fluxo de combustível quando o motor está frio.
07
sufocar, frear
to stop something from developing or growing by blocking or limiting it
Transitive: to choke development of something
Exemplos
Too many obstacles in the way can choke progress on important tasks.
Muitos obstáculos no caminho podem sufocar o progresso em tarefas importantes.
08
sufocar, parar
to be prevented from continuing or developing
Intransitive
Exemplos
The city 's development choked under the weight of bureaucracy.
O desenvolvimento da cidade foi sufocado pelo peso da burocracia.
09
obstruir, bloquear
to block or fill a passage, making it unable to allow free movement or flow
Transitive: to choke a pathway
Exemplos
The leaves clogged the gutter and choked the rainwater drainage system.
As folhas entupiram a calha e entupiram o sistema de drenagem da água da chuva.
10
reprimir, conter
to hold back or control strong feelings
Transitive: to choke an emotion
Exemplos
It was hard to choke the excitement when she heard the good news.
Foi difícil conter a empolgação quando ela ouviu a boa notícia.
11
fracassar, falhar no momento decisivo
to perform poorly or fail unexpectedly when winning or favored to win
Intransitive
SlangExemplos
She choked when the objective was close.
Ela chokeou quando o objetivo estava perto.
Choke
01
afogador, válvula de ar
a device in a carburetor that restricts airflow to enrich the fuel-air mixture for starting a cold engine
Exemplos
The choke helped the engine start smoothly in cold weather.
O afogador ajudou o motor a ligar suavemente no tempo frio.
02
choque, bobina de choque
a coil of wire with relatively low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to allow direct current or low‑frequency currents to pass while impeding or attenuating higher‑frequency alternating currents and interference
Exemplos
The circuit designer chose a choke rather than a resistor to filter out interference without dropping DC voltage.
O projetista do circuito escolheu um indutor de bloqueio em vez de um resistor para filtrar interferências sem queda de tensão CC.
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