choke off

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar la acción de cortar, impedir o suprimir algo, como un suministro, un flujo o una actividad, a menudo de forma brusca o enérgica.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of stopping or suppressing something, such as a supply, flow, or action, often abruptly or forcefully.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Suppress or stopinformal

   To prevent something from continuing or developing, often by restricting or blocking it.

   sofocar

   • The government tried to choke off dissent by censoring the media.
   • High interest rates can choke off economic growth.
   • They choked off the supply of illegal goods at the border.

   Sinónimosblockcheckcurbcut offhaltquashrepresssmothersquelchstiflestranglesuppress

   Antónimosencouragefacilitatefreepromotereleasesupport

2. Interrupt abruptlyinformal

   To stop someone from speaking or expressing themselves, often by cutting them off.

   cortar en seco

   • He choked off his opponent's argument with a sharp retort.
   • The manager choked off the employee's complaint before it could be heard.
   • She choked off the conversation by walking away.

   Sinónimoscut offgaginterruptsilencestifle

   Antónimosencourageprompturge

Verbo basechoke