throat

throat
[ɵrəʊt, Am ɵroʊt] n
1) (inside the neck) Rachen m, Hals m;
the words stuck in my \throat die Worte blieben mir im Halse stecken;
to have a sore \throat Halsschmerzen haben;
to clear one's \throat sich akk räuspern
2) (front of the neck) Kehle f, Hals m;
around her pale creamy \throat she wore a black choker um ihren blass schimmernden Hals trug sie einen schwarzen Halsreif (liter)
with one's \throat cut [or slit] mit durchgeschnittener [o aufgeschlitzter] Kehle;
to grab sb by the \throat jdn an der Kehle [o (fam) Gurgel] packen;
(hold attention) jdn packen [o fesseln];
his speech really grabbed me by the \throat seine Rede hat mich wirklich mitgerissen;
to grab sth by the \throat;
(fig: succeed) etw in Angriff nehmen
3) (liter: voice) Kehle f;
the cry came, as if from one \throat: “blood! blood!” wie aus einer Kehle riefen alle: „Blut! Blut!“
4) (narrow passage) verengte Öffnung, Durchlass m
PHRASES:
to have a frog in one's \throat einen Frosch im Hals haben (fam)
to have a lump in one's \throat einen Kloß im Hals haben;
to be at each other's \throats sich dat in den Haaren liegen;
to cut one's own \throat (fam) sich dat ins eigene Fleisch schneiden (fam)
to force [or ram] [or thrust] sth down sb's \throat jdm etw aufzwingen wollen;
to jump down sb's \throat jdn anblaffen [o anfahren] [o anschnauzen] (fam)

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