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La Palabra Del Dia: "tragar"

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tragar ( trah-gahr' )

verb ( to swallow )

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Examples:

1. No tragues el agua de mar, que te va a dar más sed.

Don't swallow sea water; it will only make you thirstier.

2. Me duele tanto la garganta que tragar la comida me cuesta.

My throat hurts so much that swallowing food is difficult.

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updated Nov 5, 2014
posted by rac1
Hola Rac ! Have a nice Saturday ! - porcupine7, Nov 1, 2014
Hola Porcu....you too, amiga. :) - rac1, Nov 1, 2014
Happy New Month everyone....a November to remember....♡♥♡♥♡♥. - osas-baby, Nov 1, 2014
:-) - sara4ever, Nov 1, 2014
Happy November, everyone! Time to get out your Christmas craft stuff (if you're like me - you can't wait til December 15th to start it). ;) - Findy, Nov 1, 2014
Happy November everyone...:) - rac1, Nov 1, 2014
Hola princesa xx - ian-hill, Nov 2, 2014
When I went to the sea in S'Africa, my friends would ask me to bring seawater back for them 'for their stomachs'. - katydew, Nov 2, 2014

14 Answers

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The sink hole swallowed up an entire car.

El deslizamiento de tierra tragó un coche entero.

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updated Nov 5, 2014
edited by AnnRon
posted by AnnRon
Can you imagine driving along and, boom! ? - rac1, Nov 1, 2014
This is becoming scarier & scarier with all the fracking going on. - Findy, Nov 1, 2014
Seeing is believing......nice post. - osas-baby, Nov 2, 2014
Horrible! - sara4ever, Nov 2, 2014
Wohhhh - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
But why "se" .. i think "trago" is sufficient - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
I tried it both ways in the translator and got a better English translation using "se." I have no Spanish-language judgment whatsoever, so if I'm unsure I usually go with the one that produces the best English translation. :>) - AnnRon, Nov 2, 2014
Hermana, over here ,, tragar is used as a transitive verb which is passing the action on to the direct object (coche) so no "se" is needed .. tragar when used as reflexive can have a different meaning .. for example "to eat up your words" - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
for example : se tuvo que tragar sus propias palabras - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
Good to know. Thanks, Jimmy. - AnnRon, Nov 2, 2014
de nada - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
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Cuando aguanto delante de muchas gentes Cuando me pongo delante de los espectadores, no puedo hablo yo apenas puedo hablar porque de boca seco y tradando de tragar.

When I stand in front of an audience, I can barely speak due to dry mouth and trying to swallow.

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updated Nov 3, 2014
edited by Findy
posted by Findy
Stage freight. - rac1, Nov 1, 2014
I was fine with acting on stage (if I had to practice the words first), but trying to say my own words - eeps! - Findy, Nov 1, 2014
Amiga "aguantar" means "to put up with" or to "bear" , i think it would be better to use "ponerse" - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
Cuando me pongo enfrente/ delante de los espectadores - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
and "apenas" and "no" don't go together ... "yo apenas puedo hablar - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
and it is "gracias por T U S correcciones - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
Thank you for your corrections! (See that little exploding person? That was me trying to write this sentence in Spanish. lol) - Findy, Nov 2, 2014
haha - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
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Jonás fue tragado por una ballena.

Jonah was swallowed by a whale.

updated Nov 2, 2014
edited by osas-baby
posted by osas-baby
I think it was a whale too. :) - rac1, Nov 1, 2014
This story has puzzled historians for ages.... - osas-baby, Nov 1, 2014
Ballenas no tragan nadie ,, so vegitarianos como yo - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
son* - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
podria haber sido un tiburon (shark) - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
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Por desgracia hay personas que desaparecen como fueron tragados por la tierra.

Unfortunately there are people who disappear as if they were swallowed by the ground.

updated Nov 2, 2014
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
Suggestion: I would say, "like they were swallowed up".... - rac1, Nov 1, 2014
Or, "as if they were"..... - rac1, Nov 1, 2014
I agree with Rac. Unfortunately, some people ARE swallowed up by the ground, due to fracking. :( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIoZ6MQV-GU - Findy, Nov 1, 2014
Thanks Rac - porcupine7, Nov 2, 2014
6
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When I was a child I couldn't swallow pills.

Cuando era una niña no me podía tragar las pastillas.

updated Nov 3, 2014
posted by sara4ever
Me too. - osas-baby, Nov 1, 2014
:-) - sara4ever, Nov 1, 2014
I still don't like them. - rac1, Nov 1, 2014
Neither I.@rac1 - sara4ever, Nov 2, 2014
Put some chocolate sauce on your pills - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
Good idea.@Joydeep_Sing - sara4ever, Nov 3, 2014
5
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Se debe masticar bien la comida antes de tragarla.

You should chew food well before swallowing it.

updated Nov 2, 2014
posted by jennysk
Hi Jenny. :) - rac1, Nov 2, 2014
Si, estoy de acuerdo - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
5
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Penny le gusta tragar vodka pero a mi me gusta saborear lentamente.

Penny likes to swallow vodka but I like to sip it slowly.

updated Nov 2, 2014
posted by Raja-jani
Kind of the way one would sip wine. - rac1, Nov 1, 2014
You're right. I sip coffee and tea too. - Raja-jani, Nov 1, 2014
I only sip coffee and tea .. no alcohol :) - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
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Todos los que tienes mascotas debieran tener cuidado con estas garrapatas porque son muy peligrosos, no solo les chupan y les tragan la sangre de nuestras mascotas pero también pueden transimitr varios microbios que pueden enfermarlos... son un dolor de trasero .. haha..

Everyone who has a pet must be very careful of these ticks as they don't only suck and sip the blood of our lovely Pets but can also transmit several germs into their blood stream making them very sick ... They are a pain in the wrong place (especially for the Dog owners)..

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updated Nov 2, 2014
edited by Joydeep_Singh
posted by Joydeep_Singh
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Es muy difícil administrar pastillas a mi leo porque nunca las traga y casi siempre escupelas. Despues de meter un pastilla en su boca, tengo que hacerle cosqillas la barriga para que traguela.

It is very difficult to administer pills to my Leo as he never swallows it and mostly spits them ou. After putting the pill in his mouth I have to tickle his belly so he swallows it.

updated Nov 2, 2014
posted by Joydeep_Singh
2
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Anoche Leo me habia tragado pero a causa de mal sabor me escupió de repente.

Last night, Leo swallowed me, but he spat me out immediately due to bad taste .. ha

updated Nov 2, 2014
posted by Joydeep_Singh
2
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El Trago es la forma sustantiva del verbo tragar.

El Trago is the noun form of the verb tragar ..

Como por ejemplo : Dame un trago por favor. Give me a sip please ..

Thought you all should know . haha (except for those who already know it) .. ha

updated Nov 2, 2014
edited by Joydeep_Singh
posted by Joydeep_Singh
2
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Te voy a tragar enseguida si sigue molestárme smile

I am going to swallow you at once if you continue bothering me smile

Entiendes ??

You get it ??

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updated Nov 2, 2014
edited by Joydeep_Singh
posted by Joydeep_Singh
Shrek...:) - rac1, Nov 2, 2014
Where is my Fiona :( :( :( :( - Joydeep_Singh, Nov 2, 2014
1
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Ferdinand went to the emergency room because he swallowed something that blocked his airway.

Ferdinand fue al urgencia porque tragó algo que bloqueó la vía respiratoria.

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updated Nov 3, 2014
posted by katydew
That doesn't look like something one would accidentally swallow. Yikes! - rac1, Nov 2, 2014
I think it's a Transformer. - katydew, Nov 3, 2014
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Me duele la garganta al tragar.

My throat hurts when I swallow.

Para ya de tragar, que vas a reventar.

If you don’t stop stuffing yourself you’ll burst.

La moto traga mucho (combustible).

This motorbike uses a lot of petrol.

updated Nov 2, 2014
posted by ian-hill
Hola Sir Ian. xo - rac1, Nov 2, 2014