Translations for „swallow“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

swal·low¹ [ˈswɒləʊ] N

swallow

lastovka f

I . swal·low² [ˈswɒləʊ] N

1. swallow (action):

swallow

požiranje n

2. swallow (quantity):

swallow

požirek m

II . swal·low² [ˈswɒləʊ] VB trans

1. swallow:

swallow (eat)

požirati [perf požreti]

swallow (greedily)

goltati [perf pogoltniti]

2. swallow usu passive ECON fig (take over):

swallow

prevzeti

to be swallowed [up] by sth

pripasti čemu

3. swallow fig (engulf):

to swallow [up] ⇄ sb/sth

pogoltniti koga/kaj

4. swallow fig (use up):

to swallow [up] ⇄ sth

porabiti kaj

5. swallow fig inf (believe unquestioningly):

swallow

verjeti

swallow

požreti

6. swallow fig (suppress):

swallow disappointment

požreti

swallow disappointment

pogoltniti

swallow disappointment

potlačiti

disappointment to swallow one's pride

požreti ponos

to swallow one's words

ugrizniti se v jezik

to swallow one's words

pogoltniti odgovor

III . swal·low² [ˈswɒləʊ] VB intr

swallow

požirati [perf požreti]

swallow

goltati [perf pogoltniti]

swallow down VB trans to swallow down ⇄ sth

swallow

požreti kaj

swallow

potlačiti kaj

swallow (gulp down)

pogoltniti kaj

Usage examples with swallow

disappointment to swallow one's pride

požreti ponos

to swallow one's words

ugrizniti se v jezik

he wished the ground would open up and swallow him

želel si je, da bi se ugreznil v tla

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The cost of living in a care home is likely to swallow up half the value of a family house, say researchers.

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The crag martin's flight appears relatively slow for a swallow.

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

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

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It has a slow buoyant flight compared to barn swallow.

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For a time he wore large rimless glasses that seemed to swallow his eyes.

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

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Once the prey in stuck onto the line, the cave worms uses its mouth to haul up the fishing line and swallow the insect.

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

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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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