Meaning
to strangle, choke
- to squeeze someone's throat to prevent breathing
- to obstruct or restrict the flow of something
In a sentence
Bevi con calma, altrimenti rischi di strozzarti.
Drink slowly, otherwise you risk choking.
Il collare troppo stretto strozzava il cane durante la passeggiata.
The overly tight collar was choking the dog during the walk.
Non tirare quella corda o strozzerai il passaggio dell'acqua.
Don't pull that rope or you will constrict the flow of water.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| strozzare | infinitive |
| strozzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| strozzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| strozza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| strozziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| strozzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| strozzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| strozzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| strozzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| strozzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| strozzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| strozzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| strozzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| strozzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| strozzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| strozzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| strozzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| strozzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| strozzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| strozzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| strozzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| strozzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| strozzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| strozzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| strozzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| strozzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| strozzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| strozzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| strozziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| strozziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| strozzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| strozzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| strozzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| strozzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| strozzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| strozzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| strozzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| strozzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| strozzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| strozzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| strozzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| strozzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| strozzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| strozza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| strozziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| strozzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| strozzando | gerund |
| strozzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- In pronominal 'strozzarsi', it means 'to choke' on food or liquid: 'si è strozzato con un boccone'.