ahogar

soffocare

sufocar,afogar

étouffer

er,würgen

General Verbs	sofocar	soffocare	sufocar	suffoquer	choke choke	Drossel
Vegetables and Herbs	la alcachofa	il carciofo	a alcachofra	l'artichaut (m)	artichoke artichoke	Artischocke

To squeeze the neck in order to compress the carotide and/or trachea, possibly leading to unconsciousness or death.

*	choke: (constriction at a shotgun barrel)	reduziert
*	choke: (control on a carburetor)	Choke {m}, Drossel {f}
*	choke: (type of hold in wrestling etc.)	Würgegriff
*	choke: (be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe)	ersticken
*	choke: (prevent someone from breathing by strangling them)	würgen, ersticken