Ne plus pouvoir respirer parce que la gorge est bloquée.
To be unable to breathe because the throat is blocked.
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Il s'est étouffé avec une arête. — He choked on a fish bone.
L'agresseur a tenté de l'étrangler. — The attacker tried to choke him.
Mange lentement ou tu vas t'étouffer. — Eat slowly or you'll choke.
Le collier trop serré étranglait le chien. — The tight collar was choking the dog.
Elle s'étouffait et ne pouvait pas parler. — She was choking and could not speak.
Ne tire pas si fort sur l'écharpe, tu pourrais l'étrangler. — Do not pull the scarf so hard, you could choke her.
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