swallows' in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for swallows' in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.swallow¹ [Brit ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑloʊ] N (gulp)

swallow (of liquid)

sorso m

swallow (of food)

boccone m

in one swallow drink

in un sorso or tutto d'un fiato

in one swallow eat

in un (solo) boccone

II.swallow¹ [Brit ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑloʊ] VB trans

1. swallow (eat):

swallow food, drink, pill

inghiottire, ingoiare, buttare giù

swallow oyster

risucchiare

2. swallow (believe) inf:

swallow story, explanation

bere

I find that hard to swallow

lo trovo difficile da buttare giù

3. swallow (suffer):

swallow insult, sarcasm

inghiottire, ingoiare, sopportare

swallow anger, disappointment

reprimere

swallow pride

rinunciare a

4. swallow (consume):

swallow fig

inghiottire

swallow fig

trangugiare

III.swallow¹ [Brit ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑloʊ] VB intr

swallow

inghiottire

swallow (nervously)

inghiottire amaro

to swallow hard

ingoiare un boccone amaro

swallow² [Brit ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑloʊ] N ZOOL

swallow

rondine f

one swallow doesn't make a summer prov

una rondine non fa primavera

swallow dive [Brit, Am ˈswɑloʊ daɪv] N Brit SPORTS

swallow dive

tuffo m ad angelo

swallow fish [ˈswɒləʊfɪʃ] N

swallow fish

pesce m rondine

swallow fish

pesce m volante

swallow-wort [Am ˈswɑloʊwərt] N BOT

swallow-wort

vincetossico m

swallow back VB [ˈswɒləʊ -] (swallow back [sth], swallow [sth] back)

swallow back bile, anger, vomit:

swallow back

ringhiottire

swallow down VB [ˈswɒləʊ -] (swallow down [sth], swallow [sth] down)

swallow down drink

tracannare

swallow down medicine, meal

ingollare, ingurgitare

barn swallow [ˈbɑːnˌswɒləʊ] N

barn swallow → swallow

See also swallow¹, swallow²

I.swallow¹ [Brit ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑloʊ] N (gulp)

swallow (of liquid)

sorso m

swallow (of food)

boccone m

in one swallow drink

in un sorso or tutto d'un fiato

in one swallow eat

in un (solo) boccone

II.swallow¹ [Brit ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑloʊ] VB trans

1. swallow (eat):

swallow food, drink, pill

inghiottire, ingoiare, buttare giù

swallow oyster

risucchiare

2. swallow (believe) inf:

swallow story, explanation

bere

I find that hard to swallow

lo trovo difficile da buttare giù

3. swallow (suffer):

swallow insult, sarcasm

inghiottire, ingoiare, sopportare

swallow anger, disappointment

reprimere

swallow pride

rinunciare a

4. swallow (consume):

swallow fig

inghiottire

swallow fig

trangugiare

III.swallow¹ [Brit ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑloʊ] VB intr

swallow

inghiottire

swallow (nervously)

inghiottire amaro

to swallow hard

ingoiare un boccone amaro

swallow² [Brit ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑloʊ] N ZOOL

swallow

rondine f

one swallow doesn't make a summer prov

una rondine non fa primavera

swallow up VB [ˈswɒləʊ -] (swallow up [sth], swallow [sth] up)

swallow up

inghiottire [qc] also fig

to be swallowed up in the crowd

essere inghiottito dalla folla

I wanted the ground to swallow me up

sarei voluto sprofondare

Translations for swallows' in the Italian»English Dictionary

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deglutire

to swallow

swallows' in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swallows' in the English»Italian Dictionary

swallow [ˈswɑ:·loʊ] N

swallow ZOOL:

swallow

rondine f

Phrases:

one swallow doesn't make a summer prov

una rondine non fa primavera prov

I.swallow¹ [ˈswɑ:·loʊ] VB trans

swallow

ingoiare inf

II.swallow¹ [ˈswɑ:·loʊ] VB intr

swallow

deglutire

III.swallow¹ [ˈswɑ:·loʊ] N

swallow

sorso m

swallow up VB trans (absorb)

swallow up

mangiare

swallow down VB trans

swallow down

trangugiare

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to swallow the bait inf

abboccare all'amo

Translations for swallows' in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

rondine

swallow

ingerire

to swallow

deglutire

to swallow

inghiottire

to swallow

fagocitare

to swallow up

swallows' Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a bitter pill to swallow

essere duro da mandar giù

one swallow doesn't make a summer prov

una rondine non fa primavera prov

to swallow one's pride

soffocare l'orgoglio

to swallow the bait inf

abboccare all'amo

to get sb to swallow sth

darla a bere a qu fig inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He swallows the orb and tells her he is going to bring her home.

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Swallows weigh about 20g and will eat its own bodyweight in flying insects each day, so they are natural insecticides, free and non-polluting.

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Swallows and house martins swooped for the insects that clouded around the surface on a summer's evening.

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As a group, the house martins can not easily be confused with any other swallows.

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About 170 species of birds visit the park each year, including swifts and swallows.

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Its speed and aerobatic skills enable it to take swallows and even swifts on the wing, and barn swallows or house martins have a characteristic hobby alarm call.

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There they masticated with great relish and abandon and were aided in their noisy gulps and swallows by two brimming pannies of prime buttermilk.

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These birds are solitary and territorial nesters, unlike many swallows, which tend to be colonial.

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In the process it swallows a lot of sand and plays an important part in churning up and aerating the seabed.

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He then swallows the key, and is able to regurgitate it at will.

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