see|ch� k�
English

Verb
en-verb|chok|ing

1. intransitive: To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe.
2. transitive: To prevent someone from breathing by strangling them.
3. intransitive: To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.

Translations
trans-top|be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe
Czech: dusit se
Finnish: t|fi|kuristua, t-|fi|tukehtua
French: t|fr|suffoquer
Hebrew: t|he|נ�נק|nikhnáq|sc=Hebr
Italian: t+|it|soffocare
trans-mid
Kurdish: t|ku|fetisîn
Polish: t|pl|d�awi� si�
Spanish: t-|es|sofocar
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trans-top|prevent someone from breathing by strangling them
Finnish: t-|fi|kuristaa
French: t|fr|étouffer
Hebrew: t-|he|�נק|trkhanáq|scHebr
Italian: t-|it|strozzare
trans-mid
Kurdish: t|ku|fetisandin
Polish: t|pl|dusi�
Spanish: t-|es|estrangular
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Noun
en-noun

1. A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
2. sports: In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
3. A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which effects the spread of the shot.

Translations
trans-top|control on a carburetor
Finnish: t-|fi|rikastin, t-|fi|ryyppy
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trans-top|type of hold in wrestling etc.
Finnish: kuristusote
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trans-top|constriction at a shotgun barrel
Finnish: supistin
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Derived terms
choker
choke collar

See also
strangle

Category:Automotive
Category:English ergative verbs

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• 2007-12-25 12:32 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */

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