choke out

dire d’une voix étranglée

Dire quelque chose avec peine parce qu’on pleure, qu’on a peur ou qu’on respire mal.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : choke out something (She choked out a few words.); choke something out (He choked it out between sobs.)

Synonymes : gasp out

Expressions courantes : choke out something, choke out a reply, choke something out

étouffer

Empêcher d’autres plantes de pousser en leur prenant l’espace, la lumière, l’eau ou les nutriments nécessaires.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : choke out something (Thick weeds choked out the young plants.)

Synonymes : crowd out, smother

Expressions courantes : choke out plants, choke out the grass, choke something out

étrangler jusqu’à l’évanouissement

Serrer le cou de quelqu’un avec une prise de combat jusqu’à ce qu’il perde connaissance.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : choke someone out (The fighter choked his opponent out.)

Synonymes : render unconscious

Expressions courantes : choke out someone, choke someone out

étouffer, éteindre

Éteindre un feu en le privant de l’air ou du combustible nécessaire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : choke out something (The sand choked out the flames.)

Synonymes : smother, extinguish, put out

Contraires : ignite

Expressions courantes : choke out flames, choke out the fire, choke something out

asphyxier, étouffer

Faire disparaître une entreprise ou une activité en la privant d’argent, de fournitures ou d’autres ressources essentielles.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : choke out something (The loss of funding choked out the project.)

Synonymes : strangle, stifle

Expressions courantes : choke out competition, choke out a business, choke something out

bloquer, masquer

Empêcher la lumière d’atteindre un endroit.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : choke out something (Thick branches choked out the sunlight.)

Synonymes : block, shut out

Expressions courantes : choke out sunlight, choke out the light