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strangle

UK
/ˈstræŋɡl/
US
/ˈstræŋɡl/

Translations

strangleverb
strangled
Past Simple
strangled
Past Participle
strangling
Gerund
UK
/ˈstræŋɡl/
US
/ˈstræŋɡl/
s’étoufferSens intransitif: avoir du mal à respirer ou suffoquer.
He began to strangle on the piece of food that got stuck in his throat.
Il a commencé à s’étouffer avec le morceau de nourriture resté coincé dans sa gorge.
étoufferSe dit d’un processus, d’une activité ou d’un développement que l’on freine fortement.
The new regulations could strangle innovation in the tech industry.
Les nouvelles réglementations pourraient étouffer l’innovation dans le secteur technologique.
The villain attempted to strangle the hero in the climactic scene.
Le méchant a tenté d’étrangler le héros dans la scène finale.
Synonyms
garrote
smother
choke
throttle
stifle
suffocate
stranglenoun
strangles
pl
UK
/ˈstræŋɡl/
US
/ˈstræŋɡəl/
Used chiefly in finance to denote an options strategy.
The coroner confirmed that the victim had died from a strangle.
Le coroner a confirmé que la victime était morte par étranglement.
Additional translations
strangleFinance: stratégie d’options.
Synonyms
strangulation
stranglehold
chokehold
throttling
suffocation
asphyxiation
garroting
choking

Definitions

strangleverb
To kill someone by squeezing their throat tightly so that they cannot breathe.
The villain attempted to strangle the hero in the climactic scene.
To suppress or hinder something, such as a process or activity.
The new regulations could strangle innovation in the tech industry.
To struggle for breath; to choke.
He began to strangle on the piece of food that got stuck in his throat.
stranglenoun
An options trading strategy involving the simultaneous purchase or sale of an out-of-the-money call and put on the same underlying asset with the same expiration date.
The trader opened a long strangle to benefit from the stock's expected volatility.
The act or instance of strangling; strangulation.
The coroner confirmed that the victim had died from a strangle.
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