swallowing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for swallowing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. swallow (take in):

swallow mouthful/food/drink

tragar

she swallowed it in one gulp

lo pasó de un trago

I'll make her swallow her words

se va a tener que tragar lo que dijo

2.1. swallow (believe):

swallow lies

tragarse inf

that's a bit hard to swallow

eso no hay quien se lo trague inf

2.2. swallow (accept):

swallow insult/taunts

tragarse

2.3. swallow (repress):

swallow anger

tragarse

swallow complaints

guardarse

to swallow one's pride

tragarse el orgullo

to swallow one's scruples

meterse los escrúpulos en el bolsillo inf

3. swallow → swallow up

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

swallow

tragar

I'm finding it painful to swallow

me duele al tragar

to swallow hard

tragar saliva

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

swallow

trago m

it went down in one swallow

pasó de un trago

See also swallow up

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

1. swallow up (use up):

swallow up money/time

consumir

swallow up money/time

tragarse inf

swallow up money/time

comerse inf

2. swallow up (cause to disappear):

swallow up

tragarse

they were swallowed up by the darkness

se los tragó or los envolvió la oscuridad

swallow² [Am ˈswɑloʊ, Brit ˈswɒləʊ] N ZOOL

swallow

golondrina f

one swallow does not make a summer

una golondrina no hace verano

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

1. swallow up (use up):

swallow up money/time

consumir

swallow up money/time

tragarse inf

swallow up money/time

comerse inf

2. swallow up (cause to disappear):

swallow up

tragarse

they were swallowed up by the darkness

se los tragó or los envolvió la oscuridad

swallow dive N Brit

swallow dive → swan dive

See also swan dive

swan dive N Am

swan dive

salto m del ángel

swan dive

clavado m de palomita Mex

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

swallow-tailed bird/insect

de cola ahorquillada

swallow-tailed coat

con faldones

Translations for swallowing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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deglución

swallowing

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

swallowing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swallowing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.swallow¹ [ˈswal·oʊ] VB trans

swallow

tragar

swallow

engullir

swallow

tambar Ecua inf

II.swallow¹ [ˈswal·oʊ] VB intr

swallow

tragar saliva

III.swallow¹ [ˈswal·oʊ] N

swallow

trago m

swallow² [ˈswal·oʊ] N

swallow ZOOL:

swallow

golondrina f

Phrases:

one swallow doesn't make a summer prov

una golondrina no hace verano prov

swallow up VB trans (absorb)

swallow up

tragar

swallow down VB trans

swallow down

tragar

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to swallow the bait inf

morder el anzuelo

to be a bitter pill to swallow

ser un trago amargo

Translations for swallowing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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golondrina

swallow

deglutir

to swallow

engullir

to swallow

morder [o picar en] [o tragar] el anzuelo

to swallow the bait

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Clinical signs of trichomoniasis include pronounced swallowing motions, excessive salivation and caseous-diphtheritic membranes of the mouth, crop and pharynx.

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Other symptoms include cough, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, weight loss and tiredness.

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This causes a variety of symptoms, including hoarseness, postnasal drip, sore throat, difficulty swallowing, indigestion, wheezing, chronic cough, globus pharyngis and chronic throat-clearing.

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Swallowing difficulties (secondary achalasia) may be the first symptom of digestive disturbances and may lead to malnutrition. 20% to 50% of individuals with intestinal involvement also exhibit cardiac involvement.

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In addition, it opens the pharyngeal orifice of the pharyngotympanic tube during swallowing.

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This is known as aerophagia and without knowing it, you might be swallowing too much air while eating or drinking.

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Dilation of areas of stricturing using esophageal bougies may provide relief of swallowing symptoms.

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A portion of the pollutant may also be expelled by sneezing, coughing, spitting, or swallowing.

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A sublingual abscess may elevate the tongue and cause drooling or dysphagia (difficulty swallowing).

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It may feed by scooping up and swallowing mouthfuls of riverbed substrate to obtain buried food objects.

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