Translations for „swallow's“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

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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

hard to swallow

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hard to swallow (hard to believe/accept)

trudne do uwierzenia/zaakceptowania

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English

These include resin collected by stingless bees, mud collected by swallows and silk collected by hummingbirds.

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Swallows are capable of walking and even running, but they do so with a shuffling, waddling gait.

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Fierce draughts he swallows of the wilful wave.

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The flying midges are eaten by fish and insectivorous birds, such as swallows and martins.

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

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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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Swallows wheeled and skimmed overhead; a chiffchaff called its own name repeatedly in the woods.

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The cat swallows the mouse whole, earning more physical punishment; the mouse tries unsuccessfully to get away after he is spit out.

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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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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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