drosseln

B2

to throttle / reduce / choke

English meaning
to throttle / reduce / choke
Vocabulary package
Workplace Safety

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drosseln in a sentence

Der Motor wird gedrosselt, um Energie zu sparen.

The motor is throttled to save energy.

Conjugation of drosseln

ichdrossle
dudrosselst
er/sie/esdrosselt
wirdrosseln
ihrdrosselt
sie/Siedrosseln
Simple past (er/sie/es)
drosselte
Perfect
hat gedrosselt

Where drosseln comes from

(Drossel im Sinne von „Kehle, Luftröhre“)

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Questions about drosseln

How do you conjugate drosseln?

Present tense: drossle, drosselst, drosselt, drosseln, drosselt, drosseln. Simple past: drosselte. Perfect: hat gedrosselt.

What does drosseln mean in English?

drosseln means "to throttle / reduce / choke". For example: "Der Motor wird gedrosselt, um Energie zu sparen." — "The motor is throttled to save energy."

What level is drosseln in German?

drosseln is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the workplace safety vocabulary.

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