No poder respirar porque la garganta está obstruida.
To be unable to breathe because the throat is blocked.
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Se atragantó con una espina. — He choked on a fish bone.
El agresor intentó estrangularlo. — The attacker tried to choke him.
Se vino abajo en la final y falló un tiro fácil. — He choked in the final and missed an easy shot.
Come despacio o te vas a atragantar. — Eat slowly or you'll choke.
El collar apretado estaba estrangulando al perro. — The tight collar was choking the dog.
No te bloquees ahora, lo has practicado cien veces. — Don't choke now, you've practised this a hundred times.
Se estaba atragantando y no podía hablar. — She was choking and could not speak.
No tires tanto de la bufanda, podrías estrangularla. — Do not pull the scarf so hard, you could choke her.
El equipo siempre parece venirse abajo bajo presión. — The team always seems to choke under pressure.
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