Translations for „swallow's“ 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's

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