swallow in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swallow in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.swallow¹ [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑːloʊ] VB trans

swallow

гълтам

to swallow the bait

налапвам въдицата fig

II.swallow¹ [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑːloʊ] VB intr

swallow

гълтам

swallow

преглъщам

III.swallow¹ [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑːloʊ] N

swallow

глътка f

swallow² [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑːloʊ] N zool

swallow

лястовица f

one swallow doesn't make a summer prov

една лястовица пролет не прави prov

swallow down VB trans

swallow down swallow up

потискам

swallow down swallow up

сдържам

swallow down swallow up (absorb)

поглъщам

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to swallow the bait

лапвам въдицата

Translations for swallow in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

лястовичи (-а)

swallow's

лястовиче гнездо

swallow's nest

лястовича опашка TECH

swallow-tail

лястовица

swallow

бяла лястовица fig

white swallow

една лястовица пролет не прави prov

one swallow does not make a summer

преглъщам

swallow

преглъщам обида

swallow an insult

преглътнах горчивия хап

it was a bitter pill for me to swallow

глътвам

swallow

глътвам въдицата

swallow the bait

гълтам

swallow

гълтам

swallow

гълтам обиди

swallow insults

гълтам въдицата inf

swallow the bait

гълтам отровния хап inf

swallow the bitter pill

пия на глътки

swallow in gulps

изпивам на една глътка

swallow in one gulp

swallow Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to swallow one's pride

преглъщам гордостта си

to swallow the bait

налапвам въдицата fig

one swallow doesn't make a summer prov

една лястовица пролет не прави prov

to swallow the bait

лапвам въдицата

to be a hard pill to swallow

горчив хап за преглъщане съм fig

one swallow does not make a summer

една лястовица пролет не прави prov

it was a bitter pill for me to swallow

преглътнах горчивия хап

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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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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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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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 has a slow buoyant flight compared to barn swallow.

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

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

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