stringere la gola

Italian

Verb

strìngere la gola (first-person singular present strìngo la gola, first-person singular past historic strìnsi la gola, past participle strétto la gola, auxiliary avére)

  1. (idiomatic) to choke up (lose power of speaking)
    la paura di parlarle mi ha stretto la gola
    the fear of speaking to her made me choke up
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