strangled

BrE /ˈstræŋɡld/ AmE /ˈstræŋɡld/

verb en → es

past strangled pp strangled ing strangling

1 KILL/INJURE [transitive] C1

to kill or injure someone by pressing on their neck to stop them breathing

estrangular, asfixiar

  • strangle somebody

Collocations strangle someone to death

  • He was found strangled in his bedroom.

    Se encontró estrangulado en su dormitorio.

2 LIMIT [transitive] C1

to limit or restrict something, especially freedom of action or expression

limitar, restringir

  • strangle something

Collocations strangle creativity

  • The new laws strangled the country's economic growth.

    Las nuevas leyes limitaron el crecimiento económico del país.