choke

1. (непереходный)To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).

   Ever since he choked on a bone, he has refused to eat fish.

   ersticken, verschlucken

   задыха́тьсяzadyxátʹsja, задохну́тьсяzadoxnútʹsja, дави́тьсяdavítʹsja

   задиха́тисяzadyxátysja, задихну́тисяzadyxnútysja, дави́тисяdavýtysja

2. (переходный)To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.

   The collar of this shirt is too tight; it’s choking me.

   würgen, ersticken

   души́тьdušítʹ, задуши́тьzadušítʹ, придуши́тьpridušítʹ

   души́тиdušýty, задуши́тиzadušýty, удуши́тиudušýty

3. (переходный)To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.

   to choke a cave passage with boulders and mud

   impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

4. (переходный)To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).

   ersticken, unterdrücken

5. (разговорное, непереходный)To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition, especially when one appears to be clearly winning.

   He has a lot of talent, but he tends to choke under pressure.

6. (переходный)To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.

7. (переходный)To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.

8. (непереходный)To be checked or stopped, as if by choking

9. (переходный)To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.

10. (непереходный)To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.

    2007, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Wizard of the Crow, New York: Knopf Doubleday, Book 3, p. 435, Tajirika felt himself choking with anger. How dare those hussies interfere with his business?

    breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

11. (переходный)To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.

12. (переходный)To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).

1. Tom just tried to choke me.

   Том только что пытался меня задушить.

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2. She choked him with her bare hands.

   Она задушила его голыми руками.

   ukВона задушила його голими руками.

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3. The baby almost choked on a piece of candy.

   Ребёнок чуть не подавился куском конфеты.

   deDas Baby erstickte fast an einem Bonbon.

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4. Tom grabbed Mary by the throat and choked her.

   Том схватил Марию за горло и придушил её.

   deTom griff Mary an die Kehle und würgte sie.

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5. Tom grabbed Mary by the throat and started choking her.

   Том схватил Мэри за горло и начал душить её.

   deTom packte Mary am Hals und fing sie zu würgen an.

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правильный · Урок

• choke upTo (temporarily) lose one's power of speech, because of strong emotion.
• choke offTo get rid of; to cause to come to an end.
• choke outTo say (something) with difficulty, while or as if choking.
• choke onTo refuse to accept (something).
• choke downTo swallow with difficulty.
• choke backTo hold back or suppress (an emotion, expression of emotion, or utterance), with difficulty.