throttle
Found in thesaurus: valve,
foot lever,
treadle,
foot pedal,
pedal,
hold,
curb,
check,
control,
moderate,
contain,
hold in,
kill,
enrich
throttle
v.
obturar, estrangular, regular el flujo de, tapar parcialmente; reprimir, contener; ahogarse, cavitar
s.
gaznate, garguero, traquea; válvula de admisión, obturador, válvula de estrangulación; acelerador
throttle
v.- acelerar | obturar | estrangular | regular
s.- acelerador | obturador | estrangulador | regulador
throttle
estrangulador
throttle1
(n.) = acelerador, obturador, válvula de admisión.
Ex: When the runway was reachable, I reduced the throttle slightly and started a nice glide to the airport.
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* at full throttle = a toda velocidad, a todo gas, a toda pastilla, a todo vapor, a toda máquina, a toda marcha, a toda mecha, a todo meter.
* full-throttle = a toda velocidad, a todo gas, a toda pastilla, a toda máquina, a todo vapor.
throttle2
(v.) = reprimir.
Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.