megfojt
B1
Hungarian
strangle, throttle, choke
VERB
B2
1
strangle
B2
Usage pattern:
megfojt valakit (valamivel)
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
kill by squeezing the throat
Themes
violence
|killing
|breathing
|neck
|crime
|health
Definition
To kill someone by squeezing their neck or blocking their throat so they cannot breathe.
VERB
C1
1
strangle
C1
Usage pattern:
megfojt valamit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
severely restrict or cut off
Themes
restriction
|economy
|business
|finance
|trade
|politics
|society
Definition
To severely limit, restrict, or cut off something such as money, supply, movement, or activity.
VERB
C1
1
strangle
C1
Usage pattern:
megfojt valamit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
stop something from developing
Themes
restriction
|creativity
|speech
|debate
|ideas
|education
|work
|society
Definition
To prevent an idea, process, or activity from developing or being expressed freely.
VERB
B2
1
throttle
C1
Usage pattern:
megfojt vkit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
strangle by the throat
Themes
violence
|attack
|killing
|breathing
|anger
|crime
|emotions
Definition
To attack or kill someone by squeezing their throat so that they cannot breathe; also used informally as an exaggerated way to say that someone is very angry.
VERB
B1
2
choke
B2
Usage pattern:
megfojt vkit
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
squeeze someone's throat
Themes
violence
|breathing
|crime
|throat
|body
|law
Definition
To press on someone's throat to stop them from breathing; to strangle.
Grammar
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