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throat

/θrəʊt/

/θroʊt/

Translations

throatnoun

throats

/θrəʊt/

/θroʊt/

gorge

She felt a tickle in her throat and knew she was getting a cold.

Elle sentit une démangeaison dans la gorge et sut qu'elle attrapait un rhume.

Additional translations

gouletSens géographique ou technique, pour un passage étroit.

pharynxSens anatomique, plus précis et plus technique.

Synonyms

throatverb

throated

Past Simple

throated

Past Participle

throating

Gerund

/θrəʊt/

/θroʊt/

engloutirSens figuré, pour avaler ou consommer rapidement et avec avidité.

He throated the drink in one gulp, eager to quench his thirst.

Il engloutit la boisson d'une traite, impatient d'étancher sa soif.

Additional translations

entonnerLittéraire, pour chanter d'une voix grave ou rauque.

Synonyms

throatadjective

Used attributively before another noun to denote a relation to the throat (e.g., "throat lozenge").

pharyngéRegistre médical ou anatomique.

She bought a throat spray to soothe her cough.

Elle a acheté un spray pharyngé pour calmer sa toux.

Synonyms

Definitions

throatnoun

The passage which leads from the back of the mouth of a person or animal, through which food and air pass.

She felt a tickle in her throat and knew she was getting a cold.

The front part of the neck.

He wore a scarf around his throat to keep warm in the winter.

A narrow passage in a structure or geographical feature.

The river flowed through a narrow throat between the mountains.

throatverb

To utter or sing in a throaty voice.

She throated the song with a deep, resonant tone.

To swallow or consume something quickly or greedily.

He throated the drink in one gulp, eager to quench his thirst.

throatadjective

Relating to the throat or intended for use on the throat.

She bought a throat spray to soothe her cough.