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throat
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throat  (thrt)
n.
1. The anterior portion of the neck.
2. Anatomy The portion of the digestive tract that lies between the rear of the mouth and the esophagus and includes the fauces and the pharynx.
3. A narrow passage or part suggestive of the human throat: the throat of a horn.
4. Botany The opening of a tubular corolla or calyx where the tube joins the limb.
tr.v. throat·ed, throat·ing, throats
To pronounce with a harsh or guttural voice.
Idiom:
ram/shove down (someone's) throat Informal
To compel to accept or consider: always ramming his political opinions down my throat.

[Middle English throte, from Old English.]

throat [θrəʊt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy)
a.  that part of the alimentary and respiratory tracts extending from the back of the mouth (nasopharynx) to just below the larynx
b.  the front part of the neck
2. something resembling a throat, esp in shape or function the throat of a chimney
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany the gaping part of a tubular corolla or perianth
4. Informal a sore throat
cut one's (own) throat to bring about one's own ruin
have by the throat to have compete control over (a person or thing)
jump down someone's throat See jump [24]
ram or force (something) down someone's throat to insist that someone listen to or accept (something) he rammed his own opinions down my throat
stick in one's throat (or craw) Informal to be difficult, or against one's conscience, for one to accept, utter, or believe Related adjectives gular, guttural, jugular, laryngeal
[Old English throtu; related to Old High German drozza throat, Old Norse throti swelling]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.throatthroat - the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
glossa, lingua, tongue, clapper - a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud - an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
upper respiratory tract - the nose and throat and trachea
nasopharynx - cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx
oropharynx - cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth
laryngopharynx - the lower part of the pharynx
adenoid, Luschka's tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis - a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx); "hypertrophy of the pharyngeal tonsils is called adenoids"; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children"
alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract - tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
cervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck"
tubular cavity - a cavity having the shape of a tube
pharyngeal recess - a small recess in the wall of the pharynx
2.throat - an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep
opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
3.throat - a passage resembling a throat in shape or function; "the throat of the vase"; "the throat of a chimney";
passage - a way through or along which someone or something may pass
4.throat - the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat
external body part - any body part visible externally

throat
noun gullet, windpipe, oesophagus, crop, maw, craw, trachea, pharynx She had a sore throat.
Related words
adjectives guttural, gular, jugular
Translations
throat [θrəʊt] N
1. (interior) → garganta f
to clear one's throataclararse la voz, carraspear
to have a sore throattener dolor de garganta
to jump down sb's throatarremeter contra algn sin más(fig)
to ram sth down sb's throatmeter algo a algn por las narices
there's no need to ram it down my throatno hace falta que me lo metas por las narices
2. (from exterior) → cuello m
they are at each other's throats all the timese atacan uno a otro todo el tiempo
to cut or slit sb's throatcortar el cuello a algn
to cut or slit one's throatcortarse la garganta, cortarse el cuello
he's cutting his own throat (fig) → está actuando en perjuicio propio, se está haciendo daño a sí mismo

throat [ˈθrəʊt] n
(= part inside body) → gorge f
to have a sore throat → avoir mal à la gorge
to clear one's throat → se racler la gorge
to stick in sb's throat (= be unacceptable) → rester en travers de la gorge de qn
to ram sth down sb's throat, to force sth down sb's throat (fig)faire rentrer qch dans le crâne de qn
(= neck) → cou m
His tie was loosened at his throat → Sa cravate était desserrée autour de son cou.
to be at each other's throats [people who are quarrelling] → être à couteaux tirés
throat infection nangine f

throat
n (external) → Kehle f; (internal also) → Rachen m; to grab somebody by the throatjdn bei or an der Kehle or Gurgel packen; to cut somebody’s throatjdm die Kehle or Gurgel durchschneiden; to cut one’s own throat (fig)sich (dat)selbst das Wasser abgraben; my throat is really dryich habe einen völlig trockenen Hals or eine ganz trockene Kehle; I’ve a fishbone stuck in my throatmir ist eine Gräte im Hals stecken geblieben; the doctor looked down her throatder Arzt sah ihr in den Hals; cancer of the throatKehlkopfkrebs m; to clear one’s throatsich räuspern; they’ve been pouring drink down my throat all evening (inf)sie haben den ganzen Abend lang Alkohol in mich hineingeschüttet (inf); to ram or force one’s ideas down somebody’s throat (inf)jdm seine eigenen Ideen aufzwingen; the words stuck in my throatdie Worte blieben mir im Halse stecken; it sticks in my throat (fig)das geht mir gegen den Strich (inf)

throat [θrəʊt] ngola
to clear one's throat → schiarirsi la gola
to have a sore throat → avere (il) mal di gola
to stick in sb's throat (fig) → restare in gola a qn
throat [θrəʊt] ngola
to clear one's throat → schiarirsi la gola
to have a sore throat → avere (il) mal di gola
to stick in sb's throat (fig) → restare in gola a qn

throat
n throat [θrəut]
1 the back part of the mouth connecting the openings of the stomach, lungs and nose She has a sore throat. keel بُلْعوم، حَلْق гърло krk, jícen hals der Rachen λαιμός, λάρυγγας garganta kurk گلو kurkku gorge גָרוֹן कण्ठ ždrijelo torok tenggorokan háls gola のど 목구멍 gerklė rīkle tekak keel hals, svelg gardło garganta gât(lej) горло hrdlo grlo grlo hals, strupe, svalg ช่องคอ boğaz, gırtlak 咽喉 горло, горлянка حلق cổ họng, hầu
2 the front part of the neck She wore a silver brooch at her throat. keel, hals حُنْجَرَه врат hrdlo hals der Hals λαιμός cuello kurgualune جلو گردن kaula gorge צַווָאר गला grlo, vrat torok leher háls gola のど首 목의 앞부분 kaklas, gerklė kakls leher hals hals szyja, gardło pescoço gât горловина krk vrat vrat hals คอ gerdan 頸前 горловина; груди گلا cổ 颈前
-throated
having a (certain type of) throat a red-throated bird. hals ذو حَلْقٍ -гръден s... hrdlem -halset -kehlig -λαίμης (ως β΄ συνθ.) de cuello... kurgualusega دارای نوع بخصوص گلو یا گردن -kurkkuinen à gorge (...) בַּעַל צַווָאר - कण्ठ वाला koji ima grlo, vrat -torkú bertenggorokan með háls af tiltekinni gerð dal collo (...) -ののどをしている -목 -kaklis ar (kādu) kaklu berleher {#169}gekeeld -strupet o... szyi, o... gardle de peito (vermelho, etc.) cu gât (...) с таким-то горлом s ... hrdlom / krkom ki ima (...) vrat -grli med ... strupe (hals), -halsad คอ ... boğazlı ...頸的 -грудий گلے والا thuộc cổ họng ...颈的
adj throaty
(of a voice) coming from far back in the throat; deep and hoarse. hees حَلْقي гърлен hrdelní hæs kehlig βραχνός gutural; ronco; profundo kähe, kurguhäälne حلقی käheä de gorge גְרוֹנִי भारी grlen, dubok rekedt parau rámur, hás, dimmur di gola, gutturale しわがれ声の 쉰 목소리의 krūtininis, gilus krūšu-; piesmacis garau hees dyp og hes gardłowy rouco gutural гортанный; хриплый hrdelný, zastretý grlen grlat guttural, djup, hes ซึ่งเปล่งเสียงจากลำคอ boğuk (sesli) 喉部發出的(聲音);[]嘶啞的 гортанний; хрипкий حلقي، حلق سے نکلنے والي آواز khàn khàn
adv throatily
hees بصَوْتٍ عَميق من الحَلْق гърлено chraplavě hæst rau βραχνά de manera gutural/ronca/profunda kähedalt بطور حلقی käheästi d'une façon gutturale בְּקוֹל גְרוֹנִי भर्राई आवाज से grlen, proždrljiv rekedten dengan parau með dimmri/rámri rödd gutturalmente しわがれ声で 후음으로 krūtininiu balsu krūšu balsī; piesmakušā balsī dgn suara yg garau hees dypt og hest gardłowo roucamente gutural гортанно chrapľavo grleno grlato gutturalt, djupt, hest โดยเปล่งเสียงออกจากลำคอ boğuk bir şekilde 從喉部發出(聲音)地 хрипко حلقي آواز ميں khàn khàn )地
n throatiness
heesheid خُروج الصَّوْت عَميقا من الحَلْق гърленост chraplavost hæshed die Rauheit βραχνάδα cualidad de gutural; profundidad (de la voz) kähedus حلقی بودن käheys qualité gutturale גְרוֹנִיוּת भर्रायापन grlenost torokhangúság suara parau það að vera dimmraddaður l'essere gutturale しわがれ 후음 balso gilumas (balss) dobjums; piesmakums garaunya heesheid halsklang, hes stemmeklang gardłowość rouquidão caracter gutural гортанность chrapľavosť grlenost grlatost heshet การเปล่งเสียงออกจากลำคอ boğukluk 喉音 гортанність آواز کا روکھا پن sự khàn khàn

throat حنجرة krk hals Rachen λαιμός garganta kurkku gorge grlo gola のど 목구멍 keel hals gardło garganta горло hals คอ boğaz cổ họng 喉咙


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