Translations for „swallow“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . swallow¹ [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] VB trans

1. swallow (eat):

swallow

przełykać [perf przełknąć]

swallow

połykać [perf połknąć]

2. swallow fig inf (believe):

swallow

dawać [perf dać] wiarę

to swallow sth whole

dać czemuś wiarę

to swallow sth whole bait

połykać [perf połknąć]

to swallow sth whole excuse, story

łykać [perf łyknąć]

3. swallow (hide):

swallow

przełknąć

to swallow one's anger

opanować swój gniew

to swallow one's pride

schować swoją dumę do kieszeni

4. swallow one's words:

swallow

odwoływać [perf odwołać]

5. swallow fig inf (eat, suffer):

swallow

przełykać [perf przełknąć]

II . swallow¹ [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] VB intr

to swallow hard

przełykać [perf przełknąć] nerwowo ślinę

III . swallow¹ [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] N

1. swallow (act):

swallow

połykanie nt

swallow

przełykanie nt

2. swallow (amount):

swallow

łyk m

swallow of food

kęs m

swallow² [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] N

swallow ZOOL:

swallow

jaskółka f

Phrases:

one swallow doesn't make a summer proverbial

jedna jaskółka nie czyni wiosny

swallow up VB trans

to be swallowed up

zostać pochłoniętym

swallow dive N Brit

swallow dive

skok m na główkę

hard to swallow

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hard to swallow (hard to believe/accept)

trudne do uwierzenia/zaakceptowania

Usage examples with swallow

to swallow the bait

połknąć przynętę

to swallow sth whole

dać czemuś wiarę

to swallow one's anger

opanować swój gniew

to swallow one's pride

schować swoją dumę do kieszeni

to swallow hard

przełykać [perf przełknąć] nerwowo ślinę

one swallow doesn't make a summer proverbial

jedna jaskółka nie czyni wiosny

to swallow [or fall for] sth hook, line and sinker

dać się na coś nabrać

to swallow one's pride [or to put one's pride in one's pocket]

schować swoją dumę do kieszeni

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If the blood glucose falls too low a person can become disoriented and unable to swallow.

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All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.

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In this version, there are seven daughters, and the last one eats the hand by pounding it into a pill she can swallow.

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Subjects were administered a solution of aspartame for a specific amount of time before being instructed to swallow the solution.

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Then tongs were used to prise his mouth open after he refused to swallow excrement.

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But it is not this big to swallow up mammals such as tree shrews or rats.

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The fish has a distinctive habit of catching its prey sideways in the mouth, immobilising it with its sharp, backward-pointing teeth, and then turning the prey headfirst to swallow it.

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The swallow has belittled (9) the dove, and the sparrow and the staff.

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It appears some of the city's demands are too hard to swallow.

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Third, experts will swallow (or, more often, spit) and examine the taste sensations for a second life or aftertaste, again searching for more flavor notes.

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