- estrangular
- v.1 to strangle.Ella estranguló a su perro She strangled her dog.2 to constrict (tubo, conducto).La boa estranguló a su presa The boa constricted her prey.3 to stifle, to nip in the bud (proyecto).4 to throttle, to choke, to choke up, to constrain.Ricardo estranguló el motor Richard throttled the motor.* * *estrangular► verbo transitivo1 (ahogar) to strangle2 MEDICINA to strangulate3 AUTOMÓVIL to throttle* * *VT1) [+ persona] to strangle, throttle2) (Mec) to throttle3) (Aut) to choke* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (ahogar) to strangle, throttleb) <vena/conducto> to strangulate2.estrangularse v prona) (ahogar) to strangle oneself, be strangledb) hernia to become strangulated* * *= strangle, tie off.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. Rubber band ligation is a procedure in which the hemorrhoid is tied off at its base with rubber bands, cutting off the blood flow to the hemorrhoid.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (ahogar) to strangle, throttleb) <vena/conducto> to strangulate2.estrangularse v prona) (ahogar) to strangle oneself, be strangledb) hernia to become strangulated* * *= strangle, tie off.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
Ex: Rubber band ligation is a procedure in which the hemorrhoid is tied off at its base with rubber bands, cutting off the blood flow to the hemorrhoid.* * *estrangular [A1 ]vt1 (ahogar) to strangle, throttlecon la voz estrangulada por la emoción with his voice choked with emotion2 ‹vena/conducto› to strangulate■ estrangularsev pron1 (ahogar) to strangle oneself, be strangled2 «hernia» to become strangulated* * *
estrangular (conjugate estrangular) verbo transitivoa) ‹persona/animal› to strangle, throttleb) ‹vena/conducto› to strangulate
estrangular verbo transitivo
1 (a un ser vivo) to strangle
2 Med (un conducto) to strangulate
'estrangular' also found in these entries:
English:
choke
- strangle
- throttle
* * *estrangular♦ vt1. [ahogar] to strangle2. [vena, conducto] to strangulate3. [proyecto] to stifle, to nip in the bud♦ See also the pronominal verb estrangularse* * *estrangularv/t strangle* * *estrangular vtahogar: to strangle♦ estrangulación nf* * *estrangular vb to strangle
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.