desacelerar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- decelerate verb To reduce the velocity of something.
- throttle noun A valve or lever that controls how much fuel or air reaches an engine, and therefore its speed.
Senses
desacelerar is used for these senses in English:
- decelerate (transitive) To reduce the velocity of something.
- decelerate (intransitive) To go slower.
- slow down (transitive) To reduce the velocity, speed, or tempo of something.
- throttle (transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
- throttle (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
decelerate — full definition
- verb To reduce the velocity of something.
- verb To reduce the rate of advancement of something, such as a disease.
- verb To go slower.
throttle — full definition
- noun A valve or lever that controls how much fuel or air reaches an engine, and therefore its speed.
- verb To restrict or slow something down, such as an engine, a network connection, or activity.
- verb To choke or strangle someone by gripping their throat.