garganta

f.

1 throat (anatomy).

lo tengo atravesado en la garganta (figurative) he/it sticks in my gullet

2 gorge (desfiladero).

3 ravine, water gap, groove.

4 ball spunt.

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garganta

► nombre femenino

1 (cuello) throat

2 (desfiladero) gorge, narrow pass

3 (voz) voice

4 (empeine) instep

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tener buena garganta to have a good voice

tener a alguien atravesado en la garganta familiar not to be able to stand somebody

tener un nudo en la garganta figurado to have a lump in one's throat

dolor de garganta sore throat

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noun f.

1) throat

2) neck

3) defile

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SF

1) (Anat) throat, gullet; (=cuello) neck

me duele la garganta — I have a sore throat

- le tengo atravesado en la garganta

- mojar la garganta

- tener el agua a la garganta

2) [del pie] instep

3) (Mús) singing voice

tener buena garganta — to have a good singing voice

4) [de botella] neck

5) (Geog) (=barranco) ravine, gorge; (=desfiladero) narrow pass

6) (Arquit) [de columna] shaft

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I

femenino

1)

a) (Anat) throat

me dolía la garganta — I had a sore throat

tiene una buena garganta — she has a good (singing) voice

b) (cuello) neck

2) (desfiladero) gorge, ravine; (entre montañas) narrow pass

II

masculino y femenino (Per fam) scrounger (colloq)

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= throat, gorge, gullet.

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. This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.

Ex. Many people's lives are made miserable by heartburn, a sensation of heaviness at the pit of the stomach and a burning sensation in the gullet.

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* dolor de garganta = sore throat.

* hacérsele a Uno un nudo en la garganta = get + a lump in + Posesivo + throat.

* hacerse un nudo en la garganta = choking emotion + fill.

* nudo en la garganta = lump in + Posesivo + throat.

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I

femenino

1)

a) (Anat) throat

me dolía la garganta — I had a sore throat

tiene una buena garganta — she has a good (singing) voice

b) (cuello) neck

2) (desfiladero) gorge, ravine; (entre montañas) narrow pass

II

masculino y femenino (Per fam) scrounger (colloq)

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= throat, gorge, gullet.

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: This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.

Ex: Many people's lives are made miserable by heartburn, a sensation of heaviness at the pit of the stomach and a burning sensation in the gullet.

* dolor de garganta = sore throat.

* hacérsele a Uno un nudo en la garganta = get + a lump in + Posesivo + throat.

* hacerse un nudo en la garganta = choking emotion + fill.

* nudo en la garganta = lump in + Posesivo + throat.

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garganta¹

feminine

A [Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 (Anat) throat

me dolía la garganta I had a sore throat

tiene una buena garganta she has a good (singing) voice

2 (cuello) neck, throat (liter)

B (Geog) (desfiladero) gorge, ravine; (entre montañas) narrow pass

C (Arquit) neck

garganta²

masculine and feminine

(Per fam)

freeloader (colloq), scrounger (colloq), sponger (BrE colloq)

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garganta sustantivo femenino
1

a) (Anat) throat;

◊ me dolía la garganta I had a sore throat

b) (cuello) neck

2 (desfiladero) gorge, ravine;
(entre montañas) narrow pass
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Per fam) scrounger (colloq)
garganta sustantivo femenino
1 (de persona, animal) throat: me dolía la garganta, I had a sore throat
le puso la navaja en la garganta, he put the knife to his neck
2 (entre montañas) gorge, narrow pass
'garganta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anudar
- nudo
- nuez
- angina
- atorar
- atravesar
- carrasposo
- doler
- dolor
- gaznate
- guargüero
- irritar
- raspar
- reseco
- seco
English:
lump
- sore
- throat
- gullet

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garganta nf

1. [conducto interno] throat;

me duele la garganta I've got a sore throat;

Comp

Fam

lo tengo atravesado en la garganta he/it sticks in my gullet o throat

2. [cuello] neck

3. [voz] (singing) voice;

tiene buena garganta he has a good (singing) voice

4. [desfiladero] gorge

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garganta

f

1 ANAT throat

2 GEOG gorge

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garganta nf

1) : throat

2) : neck (of a person or a bottle)

3) : ravine, narrow pass

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garganta n

1. (cuello) throat

tiene dolor de garganta she's got a sore throat

2. (en geografía) gorge