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przełykać

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

1. swallow (eat):

swallow
przełykać [perf przełknąć]
swallow
połykać [perf połknąć]

2. swallow fig inf (believe):

swallow
dawać [perf dać] wiarę
to swallow sth whole
dać czemuś wiarę
to swallow sth whole bait
połykać [perf połknąć]
to swallow sth whole excuse, story
łykać [perf łyknąć]

3. swallow (hide):

swallow
przełknąć
to swallow one's anger
opanować swój gniew
to swallow one's pride
schować swoją dumę do kieszeni

4. swallow one's words:

swallow
odwoływać [perf odwołać]

5. swallow fig inf (eat, suffer):

swallow
przełykać [perf przełknąć]

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

to swallow hard
przełykać [perf przełknąć] nerwowo ślinę

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

1. swallow (act):

swallow
połykanie nt
swallow
przełykanie nt

2. swallow (amount):

swallow
łyk m
swallow of food
kęs m

swallow2 [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] N

swallow ZOOL:

swallow
jaskółka f

Phrases:

one swallow doesn't make a summer proverbial
jedna jaskółka nie czyni wiosny

swallow up VB trans

to be swallowed up
zostać pochłoniętym

swallow dive N Brit

swallow dive
skok m na główkę
OpenDict entry

hard to swallow

hard to swallow (hard to believe/accept)
trudne do uwierzenia/zaakceptowania
Present
Iswallow
youswallow
he/she/itswallows
weswallow
youswallow
theyswallow
Past
Iswallowed
youswallowed
he/she/itswallowed
weswallowed
youswallowed
theyswallowed
Present Perfect
Ihaveswallowed
youhaveswallowed
he/she/ithasswallowed
wehaveswallowed
youhaveswallowed
theyhaveswallowed
Past Perfect
Ihadswallowed
youhadswallowed
he/she/ithadswallowed
wehadswallowed
youhadswallowed
theyhadswallowed
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to swallow the bait
połknąć przynętę
to swallow sth whole
dać czemuś wiarę
to swallow one's anger
opanować swój gniew
to swallow one's pride
schować swoją dumę do kieszeni
to swallow hard
przełykać [perf przełknąć] nerwowo ślinę

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

I then worried that taking on the task of caring for my dad indefinitely would swallow up my burgeoning future.
www.slate.com
I'm happy to plod along at the speed limit, to help ensure the road's enormous cracks and potholes don't swallow up my little car.
www.langleytimes.com
Fox can swallow up to 22 inches of steel.
en.wikipedia.org
Over the years, conditions of the water have caused the lake to swallow up most of the sandy beaches.
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It would be big enough to swallow up the entire universe.
money.cnn.com

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