swallow in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

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3. swallow → swallow up

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

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

See also swallow up

swallow up VB [Am ˈswɑloʊ -, Brit ˈswɒləʊ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

swallow2 [Am ˈswɑloʊ, Brit ˈswɒləʊ] N ZOOL

swallow up VB [Am ˈswɑloʊ -, Brit ˈswɒləʊ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

swallow dive → swan dive

See also swan dive

swallow-tailed [Am ˈswɑloʊˌteɪld, Brit ˈswɒləʊteɪld] ADJ attr

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to swallow or take the bait (fall into trap)
tragarse el cuento
to swallow or take the bait (fall into trap)
caer en la trampa
to swallow or take the bait lit fish:
picar

Translations for swallow in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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deglutir
to swallow
salto del ángel
swallow dive Brit
golondrina
swallow
una golondrina no hace verano prov
one swallow does not make a summer
fagocitar
to swallow up

swallow in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swallow in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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

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

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III.swallow1 [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] N

swallow2 [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] N

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to swallow the bait inf
morder el anzuelo
to be a bitter pill to swallow
ser un trago amargo

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swallow Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to swallow sth whole
tragarse algo entero
to swallow the bait inf
morder el anzuelo
to be a bitter pill to swallow
ser un trago amargo
one swallow doesn't make a summer prov
una golondrina no hace verano prov
to swallow one's pride
tragarse el orgullo
I wish the ground would open up and swallow me!
¡trágame, tierra! inf
I wish the ground would open up and swallow me!
¡trágame tierra!
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The swallow has belittled (9) the dove, and the sparrow and the staff.
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Then tongs were used to prise his mouth open after he refused to swallow excrement.
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These fused bundles of several thousand large cilia are able to bite off pieces of prey that are too large to swallow whole almost always other ctenophores.
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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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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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Accountants would find this business model hard to swallow.
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It has a slow buoyant flight compared to barn swallow.
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If the blood glucose falls too low a person can become disoriented and unable to swallow.
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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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But times change with supply and demand and big business can swallow up smaller operators.
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