The French word for choke is
étouffer

French Definition
choke | |
1. n. (Mécanique) Starter, enrichisseur. | |
He pulled out the choke in order to let the petrol in before starting his car. | |
2. n. (armes à feu) Rétrécissement de l'extrémité du canon | |
3. v. S'étouffer. | |
Use the Heimlich maneuver. He's choking on his food! | |
4. v. Étrangler. | |
The murderer choked her to death. |
Translations for choke and their definitions
étouffer | ![]() | ||
1. v. to smother, to choke | |||
2. v. (figuratively, by extension) to stop, to inhibit, to prevent |
starter | ||
1. n-m. starter (person or device) | ||
2. v. Canada synonym of démarrer |
mainmise | ||
1. n-f. domination, control | ||
2. n-f. (legal) seizure |
réduit | ||
1. Participle. past participle of réduire | ||
2. v. third-person singular present indicative of réduire | ||
3. n-m. a cubbyhole | ||
4. n-m. a recess, a nook |
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