choke in German
choke in German
Choke
A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
Drossel
A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
Würgegriff
(sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
Würgebohrung
A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
Versturz
A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
Drossel
(electronics) A choking coil.
Drosselspule
(electronics) A choking coil.
ersticken
(intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
verschlucken
(intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
ersticken
(transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
würgen
(transitive) To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
ersticken
(transitive) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).
unterdrücken
(transitive) To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).