choke out

decir con voz entrecortada

Decir algo con dificultad por estar llorando, tener miedo o no poder respirar bien.

En inglés sencillo: You say something with difficulty because you are crying, frightened, or unable to breathe easily.

• She choked out my name.
• He managed to choke out a quiet apology.
• "Help me," she choked out through her tears.

Cómo se usa: choke out something (She choked out a few words.); choke something out (He choked it out between sobs.)

Sinónimos: gasp out

Expresiones frecuentes: choke out something, choke out a reply, choke something out

ahogar, sofocar

Impedir que otras plantas crezcan al quitarles espacio, luz, agua o nutrientes.

En inglés sencillo: Plants prevent other plants from growing by taking their space, light, water, or food.

• Weeds choked out the flowers.
• These vines can choke out native trees.
• We cleared the grass before it choked out our seedlings.

Cómo se usa: choke out something (Thick weeds choked out the young plants.)

Sinónimos: crowd out, smother

Expresiones frecuentes: choke out plants, choke out the grass, choke something out

dejar inconsciente por estrangulamiento

Apretar el cuello de alguien con una llave de lucha hasta que pierde el conocimiento.

En inglés sencillo: You press someone’s neck with a fighting hold until they lose consciousness.

• The wrestler choked out his opponent.
• He was choked out before the referee intervened.
• Did the fighter choke him out in the first round?

Cómo se usa: choke someone out (The fighter choked his opponent out.)

Sinónimos: render unconscious

Expresiones frecuentes: choke out someone, choke someone out

sofocar, apagar

Apagar un fuego quitándole el aire o el combustible que necesita para arder.

En inglés sencillo: You stop a fire burning by cutting off the air or fuel it needs.

• Sand choked out the fire.
• A heavy blanket choked out the small flames.
• The fire was choked out when its air supply stopped.

Cómo se usa: choke out something (The sand choked out the flames.)

Sinónimos: smother, extinguish, put out

Antónimos: ignite

Expresiones frecuentes: choke out flames, choke out the fire, choke something out

asfixiar, estrangular

Destruir algo quitándole dinero, suministros u otros recursos que necesita para seguir existiendo.

En inglés sencillo: You destroy something by cutting off money, supplies, or another thing it needs to survive.

• The funding cuts choked out the project.
• Large firms choked out smaller businesses by controlling essential supplies.
• The blockade slowly choked out local industry.

Cómo se usa: choke out something (The loss of funding choked out the project.)

Sinónimos: strangle, stifle

Expresiones frecuentes: choke out competition, choke out a business, choke something out

bloquear, tapar

Impedir que la luz llegue a un lugar.

En inglés sencillo: Something stops light from reaching a place.

• Heavy curtains choked out the light.
• The forest canopy choked out almost all sunlight.
• Dark clouds choked out the last evening light.

Cómo se usa: choke out something (Thick branches choked out the sunlight.)

Sinónimos: block, shut out

Expresiones frecuentes: choke out sunlight, choke out the light