swallow

swallow(
swa
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1. (to ingest)
a. tragar
My cousin swallowed the hamburger without tasting it.Mi primo se tragó la hamburguesa sin saborearla.
2. (to accept)
a. aceptar
That is a difficult truth to swallow.Esa es una verdad muy difícil de aceptar.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
3. (to gulp)
a. tragar
To get rid of the hiccups, you need to swallow three times.Para curarte los hipos, hay que tragar tres veces.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
4. (action of ingesting)
a. el trago
(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).
(M)
He finished his drink in one swallow.Terminó su bebida de un trago.
5. (bird)
a. la golondrina
(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).
(F)
By the window you can hear the song of the swallow.Por la ventana se oye el canto de la golondrina.
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swallow
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (bird)
a. la golondrina
(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).
(F)
2. (prov)
a.
one swallow doesn't make a summeruna golondrina no hace verano
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swallow [ˈswɒləʊ]
noun
trago (m)
in or with one swallow de un trago
transitive verb
1 [+food, drink] tragar; [+pill] tomar
to swallow the bait tragar el anzuelo
2 [+insult] tragarse
he swallowed the story se tragó el cuento; he swallowed the lot se lo tragó todo; to swallow one's words desdecirse; retractarse
to swallow one's pride tragarse el orgullo
intransitive verb
tragar
to swallow hard tragar saliva
swallow [ˈswɒləʊ]
noun
(bird) golondrina (f)
one swallow doesn't make a summer una golondrina no hace primavera
modifier
swallow dive (n) salto (m) del ángel
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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