choke up

tener un nudo en la garganta

Tener dificultad para hablar por sentir una emoción muy intensa.

En inglés sencillo: To find it hard to speak because you feel very strong emotion.

• I choked up during her speech.
• He always chokes up when he remembers his dog.
• She was choking up and could barely say goodbye.

Cómo se usa: choke up when… (I choke up when I talk about my father.)

Sinónimos: get a lump in your throat

Expresiones frecuentes: choke up suddenly, choke up during speeches

hacer un nudo en la garganta, emocionar

Emocionar tanto a alguien que le cueste hablar.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone feel so emotional that they find it hard to speak.

• Her letter choked me up.
• The old photos still choke him up.
• It chokes me up to see them reunited.

Cómo se usa: choke someone up (That song always chokes me up.)

Sinónimos: move, bring to tears

Expresiones frecuentes: choke up someone, choke up audiences

atascar, obstruir

Llenar un conducto o una abertura de modo que nada pueda pasar.

En inglés sencillo: To fill a passage or opening so that things cannot move through it.

• Leaves choke up the drain.
• Sand had choked up the narrow channel.
• The pipe is choked up with rubbish.

Cómo se usa: choke something up (Leaves choked the drain up.); be choked up with something (The pipe was choked up with mud.)

Sinónimos: clog, block, plug

Antónimos: unblock

Expresiones frecuentes: choke up drains, choke up pipes

agarrar el bate más arriba

Agarrar el bate más lejos del extremo del mango, normalmente para controlarlo mejor.

En inglés sencillo: To hold a bat farther above its handle end, usually for better control.

• Choke up a little on the bat.
• She choked up before the next pitch.
• Batters sometimes choke up when they need more control.

Cómo se usa: choke up on something (Choke up on the bat for better control.)

Sinónimos: shorten your grip

Expresiones frecuentes: choke up slightly, choke up on bats

callarse, dejar de hablar

Parar de hablar y quedarse en silencio.

En inglés sencillo: To stop speaking or become silent.

• He choked up and said nothing.
• She choked up when the teacher interrupted her.
• Why did you choke up halfway through your answer?

Sinónimos: fall silent, stop talking

Expresiones frecuentes: choke up suddenly, choke up completely