drosseln

v/t

1. TECH. throttle, choke; ETECH. choke

2. (Geschwindigkeit) slow down

3. fig. curb, cut (down)

4. altm. (jemanden) throttle, strangle

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to check; to throttle down; to throttle; to throttle back; to derate

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drọs|seln ['drɔsln]

vt

1) Motor, Dampf etc to throttle, to choke; Heizung, Wärme to turn down; Strom to reduce; Tempo, Produktion etc to cut down

2) (dated = würgen) to throttle, to strangle

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dros·seln

[ˈdrɔsl̩n]

vt

1. (kleiner stellen)

▪ etw \drosseln to decrease sth

die Heizung \drosseln to turn the heating [or AM heater] down

2. (verringern)

▪ etw [auf etw akk/um etw akk] \drosseln Einfuhr, Produktion, Tempo to reduce sth [to sth/by sth]

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transitives Verb

1) turn down <heating, air-conditioning>; throttle back <engine>; reduce or restrict the flow of <steam, air>; check <flow>

2) (herabsetzen) reduce; cut back or down

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drosseln v/t

1. TECH throttle, choke; ELEK choke

2. (Geschwindigkeit) slow down

3. fig curb, cut (down)

4. obs (jemanden) throttle, strangle

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transitives Verb

1) turn down <heating, air-conditioning>; throttle back <engine>; reduce or restrict the flow of <steam, air>; check <flow>

2) (herabsetzen) reduce; cut back or down

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v.

to damp v.

to restrict v.

to throttle v.