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throat British & World English

the passage which leads from the back of the mouth of a person or animal

cut-throat British & World English

a murderer or other violent criminal

deep throat British & World English

a person who anonymously supplies information about covert or illegal action in the organization where they work

strep throat British & World English

a sore throat with fever caused by streptococcal infection

throat microphone British & World English

a microphone attached to a speaker’s throat and actuated by the larynx

clear one's throat in clear British & World English

cough slightly so as to speak more clearly, attract attention, or to express hesitancy before saying something awkward

cut-throat razor British & World English

a razor having a long blade set in a handle, usually folding like a penknife

cut-throat weaver (also cut-throat or cut-throat finch) British & World English

a small finch-like African bird of the waxbill family, with speckled brown plumage, a conspicuous crimson throat band, and a rufous belly

stick in one's throat or craw in stick2 British & World English

(of words) be difficult or impossible to say

cut one's own throat in throat British & World English

bring about one’s own downfall by one’s actions

jump down someone's throat in jump British & World English

respond to what someone has said in a sudden and angrily critical way

a lump in the throat in lump1 British & World English

a feeling of tightness or dryness in the throat caused by strong emotion, especially sadness

force or ram or shove something down someone's throat in throat British & World English

force ideas or material on a person’s attention by repeatedly putting them forward

grab or take someone by the throat in throat British & World English

put one’s hands around someone’s throat, typically in an attempt to throttle them

have a frog in one's throat in frog1 British & World English

lose one’s voice or find it hard to speak because of hoarseness

cut-throat in cut-throat weaver (also cut-throat or cut-throat finch) British & World English

a small finch-like African bird of the waxbill family, with speckled brown plumage, a conspicuous crimson throat band, and a rufous belly

bluethroat British & World English

a songbird resembling the robin, found in northern Eurasia and Alaska. The male has a blue throat with a red or white spot in the centre

cut-throat trout in cut-throat British & World English

a trout of western North America, with red or orange markings under the jaw

cut-throat finch in cut-throat weaver (also cut-throat or cut-throat finch) British & World English

a small finch-like African bird of the waxbill family, with speckled brown plumage, a conspicuous crimson throat band, and a rufous belly

throat English-French

gorge f

throat English-Spanish

garganta

cut-throat English-French

acharné/-e

cut-throat English-Italian

assassino, -a mf

my throat hurts in hurt English-French

j'ai mal à la gorge

slit sb.'s throat in slit English-German

jmdm. die Kehle durchschneiden