Usage Note
Étrangler means to strangle or throttle, but is also used figuratively: étrangler l'économie means to strangle the economy. S'étrangler means to choke (on food) or to be choked with emotion — s'étrangler de rire means to choke with laughter.
Examples
"Il s'est étranglé avec une arête."
Natural Translation
He choked on a fish bone.
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