choke in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for choke in the English»French Dictionary

I.choke [Brit tʃəʊk, Am tʃoʊk] N

1. choke MOTOR:

choke

starter m

to pull out/use the choke

tirer/mettre le starter

2. choke (sound):

choke

étouffement m

3. choke (of emotion):

with a choke in one's voice

la voix étranglée

II.choke [Brit tʃəʊk, Am tʃoʊk] VB trans

1. choke (throttle):

choke person

étrangler

to choke sb to death

étrangler qn

2. choke (impede breathing):

choke fumes, smoke:

étouffer

3. choke:

choked with (rendered speechless) voice: emotion

étranglé par

4. choke (block) → choke up

III.choke [Brit tʃəʊk, Am tʃoʊk] VB intr

1. choke (be unable to breathe):

choke

s'étouffer

to choke on a fish bone/on a drink

s'étouffer avec une arête/en buvant

to choke to death

mourir étouffé

2. choke:

to choke with (become speechless with) rage, emotion

étouffer de

3. choke Am (tense up) inf:

choke athlete, player:

craquer inf

IV.choked ADJ inf

1. choked (angry):

choked

furieux/-ieuse (about au sujet de)

2. choked (upset):

choked

affecté (over, about par)

See also choke up

I.choke up VB [Brit tʃəʊk -, Am tʃoʊk -] (choke [sth] up, choke up [sth]) (block)

choke up drain, road, town centre

boucher

choke up weeds: garden

étouffer

choke up plants: pond

envahir

the town/street was choked up with traffic

la ville/rue était embouteillée

I.choke back VB [Brit tʃəʊk -, Am tʃoʊk -] (choke back [sth])

choke back cough, sob:

choke back

étouffer

to choke back one's tears

retenir ses larmes

to choke back one's anger

ravaler sa colère

I.choke off VB [Brit tʃəʊk -, Am tʃoʊk -] (choke off [sth])

choke off buying, lending, growth, supplies

stopper

choke off opposition, protest

faire taire

I.choke up VB [Brit tʃəʊk -, Am tʃoʊk -] (choke [sth] up, choke up [sth]) (block)

choke up drain, road, town centre

boucher

choke up weeds: garden

étouffer

choke up plants: pond

envahir

the town/street was choked up with traffic

la ville/rue était embouteillée

Translations for choke in the French»English Dictionary

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starter

choke

mettre le starter

to pull out the choke

étrangler col, cravate:

to choke, to throttle

étrangler

to choke

s'étrangler

to choke

s'étrangler de rage/de rire

to choke with rage/laughter

étouffer aliment: personne

to choke

étouffer plante, mauvaises herbes: plante

to choke

s'étouffer

to choke

s'étouffer en mangeant du pain/en avalant une arête

to choke on bread/a fishbone

s'étouffer de rage/rire

to choke with rage/laughter

suffoquer

to choke (de with)

mourir étouffé (par suffocation)

to choke to death (par on)

on va s'asphyxier avec tous ces fumeurs!

we'll choke to death with all these people smoking!

choke in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for choke in the English»French Dictionary

I.choke [tʃəʊk, Am tʃoʊk] N no pl

choke

starter m

II.choke [tʃəʊk, Am tʃoʊk] VB intr

choke

étouffer

to choke on sth

s'étouffer avec qc

to choke to death

mourir étouffé

to choke with laughter

suffoquer de rire

III.choke [tʃəʊk, Am tʃoʊk] VB trans

1. choke (deprive of air):

choke

étouffer

to be choked with anger

suffoquer de colère

2. choke (block):

choke

boucher

choke with leaves

bloquer

choke back VB trans

choke back

retenir

choke back tears

ravaler

choke up VB trans

1. choke up (block):

choke up

boucher

2. choke up fig:

to be choked up

être bouleversé

choke down VB trans

choke down

avaler

choke off VB trans

choke off

étouffer

Translations for choke in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

starter

choke

mettre le starter

to pull the choke out

starter automatique

automatic choke

étrangler qn cravate

to choke sb

s'étrangler avec qc

to choke on sth

suffoquer de colère

to choke with anger

refouler sa colère larmes

to choke back

ravaler son dépit

to choke back one's dismay

choke Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to choke on sth

s'étouffer avec qc

to choke to death

mourir étouffé

to choke with laughter

suffoquer de rire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There was further pandemonium after the lights had gone out and choking black smoke filled the room.

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He choked her, first with his hands and then with a rope.

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Other seed fell among thorns and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain.

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What a wonderful tonic to be exposed to bright sunshine, drenching rain, choking dust, dripping fog, rigid air, punishing winds!

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This division is imposed by the stage working in "limited" (choked) mode.

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He had begun taking sleeping pills regularly at this time, from which he was so sedated that he died in his sleep from choking.

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It is a non-contacting seal which seals by choking the flow from one side of the seal to the other.

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The forests were burned, sediment eroding from once forested hillsides choked once clear streams.

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Common-mode chokes are also used as baluns and work by eliminating, rather than ignoring, common mode signals.

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In 1982 his daughter died, aged 12, after choking at school.

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