engullir

to gobble

engullir(ehng-goo-yeer)

transitive verb

1. (to devour)

a. to gobble (food)

La enorme serpiente engullió al ratón vivo.

The huge snake gobbled the mouse alive.

b. to gobble up (food)

Ni quiero acordarme del día que engullimos esas diez hamburguesas y luego nos enfermamos.

I don't even want to think about that day when we gobbled up ten of those burgers and got sick later.

c. to wolf down (food)

Mi hijo adolescente engulle todo lo que le pongas enfrente.

My teenage son wolfs down whatever you put in front of him.

d. to guzzle (liquids)

Tenía tanta sed que engullí el jugo de un tirón.

I was so thirsty that I guzzled the juice in one gulp.

engullirse

pronominal verb

2. (to devour)

a. to guzzle (liquids)

La niñita se engulló una malteada de vainilla y luego se quejó de tener un dolor de estómago.

The little girl guzzled a vanilla milkshake and later complained of having a stomachache.

b. to gobble up (food)

Tras engullirse la comida del plato, Ricardo se quedó dormido.

After gobbling up all the food on his plate, Ricardo fell asleep.

c. to wolf down (food)

Oliver tenía tanta hambre que se engulló medio pastel en cinco minutos.

Oliver was so hungry that he wolfed down half a cake in five minutes.