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

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

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

swallow
глото́к m

swallow2 [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] N

swallow ZOOL:

swallow
ла́сточка f

swallow down VB trans

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swallow up VB trans (absorb)

Usage examples with swallow

to swallow the bait
попа́сться на у́дочку
to swallow one's pride
подави́ть самолю́бие
one swallow doesn't make a summer proverbial
одна́ ла́сточка весны́ не де́лает
to be a hard pill to swallow
быть го́рькой пилю́лей fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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But it is not this big to swallow up mammals such as tree shrews or rats.
news.bbc.co.uk
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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Then tongs were used to prise his mouth open after he refused to swallow excrement.
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The cost of living in a care home is likely to swallow up half the value of a family house, say researchers.
www.dailymail.co.uk
It has a slow buoyant flight compared to barn swallow.
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When the mountains finally dissolve in the seas, the volumes of seawater will brim over and the resulting tidal wave will swallow up cities and communities along the coastline.
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It appears some of the city's demands are too hard to swallow.
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The swallow has belittled (9) the dove, and the sparrow and the staff.
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Accountants would find this business model hard to swallow.
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For a time he wore large rimless glasses that seemed to swallow his eyes.
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