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choke up

/tʃəʊk ʌp/

/tʃoʊk ʌp/

Translations

choke upverb

choked up

Past Simple

choked up

Past Participle

choking up

Gerund

/tʃəʊk ʌp/

/tʃoʊk ʌp/

s’étoufferAu sens figuré, quand la voix se bloque sous l’effet de l’émotion.

She choked up during her speech at the wedding, overwhelmed by emotion.

Elle s’est étouffée pendant son discours au mariage, submergée par l’émotion.

Additional translations

s’obstruerEmployé pour un conduit, un appareil ou un mécanisme qui se bloque.

Synonyms

choke upverb

To become unable to speak due to strong emotion.

She choked up during her speech at the wedding, overwhelmed by emotion.

To block or obstruct something, often causing it to stop functioning properly.

The printer choked up because too many sheets of paper were fed into it at once.