to strangle
01
strypa, kvävas
to experience difficulty breathing or to be unable to breathe due to obstruction or restriction
Intransitive
Exempel
In the thick fog, he felt himself begin to strangle, unable to breathe properly.
I den tjocka dimman kände han sig börja kvävas, oförmögen att andas ordentligt.
02
strypa, kväva
to kill by choking the throat and blocking the air supply
Transitive: to strangle sb/sth
Exempel
The cat playfully pretended to strangle the toy mouse in its paws.
Katten låtsades lekfullt strypa leksaksmusen i sina tassar.
03
kuva, strypa
to hold back or stop an impulse, action, or sound from being expressed or carried out
Transitive: to strangle an action or sound
Exempel
He quickly strangled the impulse to argue, knowing it would n't help.
Han kvävde snabbt impulsen att argumentera, medveten om att det inte skulle hjälpa.
04
strypa, begränsa
to slow down, restrict, or block the progress or activity of something
Transitive: to strangle development of something
Exempel
Political instability can strangle the development of an entire country.
Politisk instabilitet kan strypa utvecklingen av ett helt land.
05
strypa, kvävas
to die because something is blocking or interfering with the ability to breathe
Intransitive
Exempel
The victim strangled and died from lack of oxygen.
Offret stryptes och dog av syrebrist.
