choke down

• Verbe à particule signifiant avaler quelque chose avec difficulté, ou accepter/supporter quelque chose de désagréable en se forçant.

A phrasal verb meaning to swallow something with difficulty, or to accept or tolerate something unpleasant.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Swallow with difficultyinformal

   To swallow something with effort, often because it is unpleasant or difficult to eat.

   Avaler avec difficulté

   • He choked down the bitter medicine.
   • She tried to choke down the dry sandwich.
   • They choked down their food quickly before the meeting.

   Synonymesdownget downswallow

2. Suppress emotionsinformal

   To force oneself to accept or tolerate something unpleasant, especially an emotion or feeling.

   Réprimer ses émotions

   • She choked down her anger during the argument.
   • He choked down his disappointment after losing the game.
   • They choked down their fear and continued the climb.

   Synonymesbottle upchoke backcontainfight backhold backrepresssmotherstiflesuppressswallow

   Antonymesexpressreleaseventvoice

Verbe de basechoke