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"Swallow" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "tragar", and "spit" is a noun which is often translated as "la saliva". Learn more about the difference between "swallow" and "spit" below.
swallow(
swa
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lo
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to ingest)
a. tragar
My cousin swallowed the hamburger without tasting it.Mi primo se tragó la hamburguesa sin saborearla.
2. (to accept)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
5. (bird)
a. la golondrina (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
By the window you can hear the song of the swallow.Por la ventana se oye el canto de la golondrina.
spit(
spiht
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sputum)
a. la saliva (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I tried to blow a hair off my screen. Now there's spit next to the hair.Intenté soplar un pelo para quitarlo de mi pantalla. Ahora hay saliva al lado del pelo.
2. (culinary)
b. el espetón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Their speciality is roasted goat on a mesquite spit.Su especialidad es la cabra asada en un espetón de mezquite.
3. (geography)
a. la lengua (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He lives on the spit of land between Arcata and Eureka, California.Vive en la lengua de tierra entre Arcata y Eureka, California.
b. el banco (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Nantucket is a tiny spit of sand 26 miles off the coast of Massachusetts.Nantucket es un pequeño banco de arena a 26 millas de la costa de Massachusetts.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
5. (to sizzle)
a. chisporrotear
I cook my bacon in the microwave, since it spits too much in the pan.Preparo el tocino en el microondas ya que chisporrotea demasiado en la sartén.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. escupir
It's not a good sign if you spit blood every time you brush your teeth.No es una buena señal escupir sangre cada vez que te cepillas los dientes.
An impersonal verb is a verb with no apparent subject (e.g., Llueve en España.).
a. chispear
I saw the sun for about five minutes before it started spitting.Vi el sol unos cinco minutos antes de que empezara a chispear.
b. caer algunas gotas
It looks like it's about to start spitting.Parece que van a empezar a caer algunas gotas.
