choke off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for choke off in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

choke off VB trans

choke off

възпирам

choke off

слагам край на

to choke sb off inf

смъмрям

to choke sb off inf

скастрям

Translations for choke off in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.choke [tʃəʊk, Am tʃoʊk] VB intr

choke

задавям се

to choke to death

задушавам се

to choke to death

умирам от задушаване

II.choke [tʃəʊk, Am tʃoʊk] N AUTO

choke

смукач m

III.choke [tʃəʊk, Am tʃoʊk] VB trans

1. choke (deprive of air):

choke

задавям

choke

задушавам

2. choke (block):

choke

задръствам

choke

запушвам

choked with leaves

затлачен с листа

I.off PREP

1. off (apart from):

to be one metre off sb/sth

стоя на метър разстояние от нкг/нщ

the top is off the jar

бурканът е отхлупен

off the point

не по темата

off Dover

близо до Доувър

the mill is off the road

мелницата е встрани от пътя

2. off (away from):

to take sth off the shelf/wall

взимам нщ от полицата/стената

keep off the grass

не газете тревата

to go off the air RADIO

спирам излъчването

3. off (down from):

to fall/jump off a ladder

падам/скачам от стълба

to get off the train

слизам от влака

4. off (from):

to eat off a plate

ям от чиния

to wipe the water off the bench

бърша водата от пейката

to cut a piece off this cheese

режа си парче от това сирене

to take £10 off the price

намалявам цената с 10 лири

to borrow money off sb inf

взимам пари назаем от нкг

5. off (stop liking):

to go off sb/sth

вече не харесвам нкг/нщ

to be off drugs

вече не взимам наркотици

II.off ADV

1. off COMPUT, TECH (not on):

to switch/turn sth off

изключвам нщ

it's off between them fig

те се разделиха

2. off (away):

the town is 8 km off

градът е на 8 км оттук

not far/some way off

не е далеч оттук

to go/run off

избягвам

it's time I was off

време е да си вървя

we're off on Tuesday

тръгваме във вторник

to be off SPORTS

спирам да се занимавам

3. off (removed):

there's a button off

няма едно копче

the lid's off

капакът го няма

with one's coat off

без връхна дреха

4. off (free from work):

to get off at 4:00

свършвам работа в четири часа

to get a day off

взимам си почивен ден

to take time off

отсъствам от работа

5. off (completely):

to kill off

убивам

to pay sth off

изплащам нщ напълно

6. off COMM:

5% off

5% отстъпка

7. off (until gone):

to walk off the dinner

разхождам се, за да ми се смели храната

to sleep off the wine

спя, за да ми мине махмурлука

to work off the calories

изразходвам калориите

Phrases:

straight [or right] off

веднага

off and on on and off

от време на време

it rained off and on

преваляваше

III.off ADJ inv

1. off (not on):

off light

загасен

off tap

затворен

off water, electricity

спрян

off concert

отменен

off engagement

развален

2. off (bad):

off day

лош

off milk, food

развален

3. off (free from work):

to be off at 5 o'clock

свършвам работа в пет часа

I'm off on Mondays

понеделник ми е свободен ден

4. off Aus, Brit (provided for):

to be badly off

беден съм

to be well/badly off for sth

имам много/малко от нщ

5. off (sold out):

veal is off now

телешкото месо се свърши

6. off Brit (rude):

that's a bit off!

това беше грубо

to go off on sb Am inf

вече не харесвам нкг

IV.off N no pl Brit

off

начало nt на състезанието

V.off VB trans Am inf (kill)

off

убивам

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

You can even install a faucet aerator to choke off the flow to a mere 1 gallon per minute.

grist.org

The big problem will be if rates continue to rise without stopping, that will deflate house prices again and will choke off buying.

www.economonitor.com

It's a key reason he's tied or behind in these states, and it threatens to choke off his path to victory.

news.nationalpost.com

But none of us has figured out how to choke off the disease, and the economics alone are daunting.

www.huffingtonpost.com

The campaign also involved working closely with port authorities to choke off export of stolen vehicles.

www.thestar.com

But however great the disorders in this world may be, the revolution always seems to choke off at the riot stage.

www.brooklynrail.org

Any attempt to apply the brakes would only choke off what remains a very fragile and unconvincing recovery, tipping some major economies back into recession.

www.telegraph.co.uk

But resist the urge to hold on so tightly to the past that you choke off new life.

www.tv3.ie

The authorities tried to choke off his efforts by deprecating them.

en.wikipedia.org

Information of this type helps law enforcers to choke off the trade at source.

www.cnn.com