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"word": "at full throttle"
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"word": "autothrottle"
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"word": "throttle body"
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"A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine."
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"ref": "1961 July, J. Geoffrey Todd, “Impressions of railroading in the United States: Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 425",
"text": "To my unpractised eye, the undulations in the track were quite imperceptible, but the engineer's hand on the throttle was never still.",
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"The lever or pedal that controls this valve."
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"lever",
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{
"word": "accelerator"
},
{
"word": "gas pedal"
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{
"word": "gas"
}
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"ref": "1915, Russell Thorndike, chapter XXXVII, in Doctor Syn",
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"The windpipe or trachea."
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"windpipe",
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"(anatomy, archaic) The windpipe or trachea."
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"Received-Pronunciation"
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},
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"ipa": "/ˈθɹɔ.təl/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
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{
"ipa": "/ˈθɹɑ.təl/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
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{
"ipa": "/ˈθɹɑ.tl̩/",
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"General-American"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "klapan",
"sense": "valve",
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"masculine"
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"sense": "valve",
"word": "風門"
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"roman": "fēngmén",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "风门"
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"sense": "valve",
"word": "節流閥"
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"roman": "jiéliúfá",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "节流阀"
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "valve",
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"masculine"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "kuristusläppä"
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{
"_dis1": "50 42 9",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "kaasuläppä"
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{
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "valve",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "accélérateur"
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{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "valve",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"technical",
"engineering",
"physical-sciences",
"natural-sciences"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "valve",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "מַשְׁנֵק"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "valve",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "מַצְעֶֽרֶת"
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "szelep"
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"sense": "valve",
"word": "fojtószelep"
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{
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"sense": "valve",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "valve",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "acceleratore"
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"_dis1": "50 42 9",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "valve",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "valve",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "valvola a farfalla"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "surottoru",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "スロットル"
},
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "katirere"
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{
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "takirere"
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{
"_dis1": "50 42 9",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "valve",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "válvula reguladora"
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{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "drósselʹ",
"sense": "valve",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "дро́ссель"
},
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "valve",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "вентил"
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"sense": "valve",
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"masculine"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "valve",
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"sense": "valve",
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"plural",
"singular"
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "panubo"
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{
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "valve",
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{
"_dis1": "50 42 9",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "油門"
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{
"_dis1": "50 42 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yóumén",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "油门"
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{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "kaasupoljin"
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{
"_dis1": "50 42 9",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "kaasu"
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{
"_dis1": "50 42 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "valve",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Gaspedal"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 42 9",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "gázpedál"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 42 9",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "gáz"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "valve",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pedale"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 42 9",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "valve",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "manetta"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 42 9",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "akuseru",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "アクセル"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 42 9",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "akusererētā",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "アクセレレーター"
},
{
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "valve",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "acelerador"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "valve",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "акселера́тор"
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "papučica gasa"
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{
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"sense": "valve",
"word": "pedala gasa"
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"sense": "valve",
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"common-gender"
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"word": "gaspedal"
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{
"_dis1": "50 42 9",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "valve",
"word": "gaz pedalı"
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],
"wikipedia": [
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"word": "throttle down"
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"To control or adjust the speed of (an engine)."
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"(transitive) To control or adjust the speed of (an engine)."
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"To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.)."
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"(transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.)."
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "brzdit"
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{
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "hidastaa jonkin vauhtia"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 85 3 2 3 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "limiter"
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{
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "lassít"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 85 3 2 3 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "fékez"
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{
"_dis1": "6 85 3 2 3 2",
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "lefékez"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 85 3 2 3 2",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "rallentare"
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{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zamedljátʹ",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "замедля́ть"
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{
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "oduzeti gas"
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{
"_dis1": "6 85 3 2 3 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "ralentizar"
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"To strangle or choke someone."
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"(transitive) To strangle or choke someone."
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "duša",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "душа"
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"roman": "zadušavam",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "задушавам"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qiāsǐ",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "掐死"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 6 58 27 4 4",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "škrtit"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 6 58 27 4 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "wurgen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 6 58 27 4 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "kuristaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 6 58 27 4 4",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "étrangler"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 6 58 27 4 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "würgen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 6 58 27 4 4",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ánkhō",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "ἄγχω"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 6 58 27 4 4",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "megfojt"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 6 58 27 4 4",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "soffocare"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 6 58 27 4 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "angō"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 6 58 27 4 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "offōcō"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 6 58 27 4 4",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "strangulō"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈθɹɑ.tl̩/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒtəl"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-throttle.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-throttle.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-throttle.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-throttle.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-throttle.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zabavjam",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "забавям"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "brzdit"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "hidastaa jonkin vauhtia"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "limiter"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "drosseln"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "lassít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "fékez"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "lefékez"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "rallentare"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zamedljátʹ",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "замедля́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "oduzeti gas"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cut back speed",
"word": "ralentizar"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "duša",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "душа"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zadušavam",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "задушавам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "qiāsǐ",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "掐死"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "škrtit"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "wurgen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "kuristaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "étrangler"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "würgen"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ánkhō",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "ἄγχω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "megfojt"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "soffocare"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "angō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "offōcō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "strangulō"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "boğmak",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "بوغمق"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "dusić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "estrangular"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dušítʹ",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "души́ть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "tachd"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "mùch"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "zagušiti"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "zadaviti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "estrangular"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "ofocar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"word": "strypa"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "dušýty",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "души́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zadušýty",
"sense": "to strangle someone",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "задуши́ти"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"throttle (disambiguation)"
],
"word": "throttle"
}
{
"called_from": "page/2530",
"msg": "skipping string in the middle of translations: </table></div></div>\n\n",
"path": [
"throttle"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "throttle",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "page/2517",
"msg": "UNIMPLEMENTED parse_translation_template: trans-top-see {1: 'the lever or pedal that controls this valve', 2: 'accelerator', 3: 'gas pedal', 4: 'gas'}",
"path": [
"throttle",
"trans-top-see"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "throttle",
"trace": ""
}
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