choke off

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o ato de interromper ou suprimir algo, como um fornecimento, um fluxo ou uma ação, muitas vezes de forma abrupta ou 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.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Suppress or stopinformal

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

   Suprimir ou interromper

   • 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.

   Sinônimosblockcheckcurbcut offhaltquashrepresssmothersquelchstiflestranglesuppress

   Antônimosencouragefacilitatefreepromotereleasesupport

2. Interrupt abruptlyinformal

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

   Interromper abruptamente

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscut offgaginterruptsilencestifle

   Antônimosencourageprompturge

Verbo basechoke