swallow [ˈswɒləʊ]
swallow
swallow(
swa
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lo
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
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).
4. (action of ingesting)
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.
swallowNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (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).
2. (prov)
a.
one swallow doesn't make a summeruna golondrina no hace verano
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