Meaning
to strangle
- to squeeze or constrict the neck of a person or animal, stopping their breath; to choke
- (figurative) to oppress or severely constrain financially or economically
In a sentence
L'assassino ha strangolato la vittima con una corda.
The killer strangled the victim with a rope.
Le tasse eccessive rischiano di strangolare le piccole imprese.
Excessive taxes risk strangling small businesses.
Sentiva che l'ansia lo strangolava togliendogli il respiro.
He felt anxiety strangling him, taking away his breath.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| strangolare | infinitive |
| strangolo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| strangoli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| strangola | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| strangoliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| strangolate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| strangolano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| strangolavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| strangolavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| strangolava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| strangolavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| strangolavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| strangolavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| strangolai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| strangolasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| strangolò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| strangolammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| strangolaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| strangolarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| strangolerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| strangolerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| strangolerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| strangoleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| strangolerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| strangoleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| strangoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| strangoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| strangoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| strangoliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| strangoliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| strangolino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| strangolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| strangolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| strangolasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| strangolassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| strangolaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| strangolassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| strangolerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| strangoleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| strangolerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| strangoleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| strangolereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| strangolerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| strangola | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| strangoliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| strangolate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| strangolando | gerund |
| strangolato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Regular -are verb conjugated with 'avere'.
- Figuratively used with debts, high taxes, or bureaucracy: 'i debiti strangolano l'economia'.