🇬🇧 en fi 🇫🇮

throttle noun

  /ˈθɹɑ.tl̩/ , /ˈθɹɒt.l̩/ , /ˈθɹɔ.tl̩/
kaasupoljin, kaasu
  • A valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
  • The lever or pedal that controls this valve.
 kaasuläppä, kuristusläppä

throttle verb

  /ˈθɹɑ.tl̩/ , /ˈθɹɒt.l̩/ , /ˈθɹɔ.tl̩/
  • (transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
 hidastaa jonkin vauhtia
  • (intransitive) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
 hidastaa jonkin vauhtia, kuristaa
throttle valve
kuristusläppä
full throttle
lusikka pohjassa
Wiktionary Links