swallow

swallow
I ['swɒləʊ]
nome zool. rondine f.
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one swallow doesn't make a summer — prov. una rondine non fa primavera

II ['swɒləʊ]
nome (gulp) (of liquid) sorso m.; (of food) boccone m.
III 1. ['swɒləʊ]
verbo transitivo
1) (eat) inghiottire, ingoiare, buttare giù [food, drink, pill]
2) colloq. (believe) bere [story, explanation]

I find that hard to swallow — lo trovo difficile da buttare giù

3) (suffer) inghiottire, ingoiare, sopportare [insult, sarcasm]; reprimere [anger]; rinunciare a [pride]
4) fig. (consume) inghiottire, trangugiare
2.
verbo intransitivo inghiottire

to swallow hard — ingoiare un boccone amaro

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I 1. ['swoləu] verb
1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.)
2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!)
2. noun
(an act of swallowing.)
- swallow up II ['swoləu] noun
(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.)
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swallow (1) /ˈswɒləʊ/
n.
1 inghiottimento; deglutizione
2 boccone (di cibo); sorso, sorsata (d'acqua, ecc.)
3 gola; esofago e faringe
4 (naut.) gola (di una puleggia)
● (geol.) swallow hole, inghiottitoio.
swallow (2) /ˈswɒləʊ/
n.
(zool., Hirundo) rondine
● (sport) swallow dive, tuffo semplice in avanti □ (zool.) swallow-fish (Trigla hirundo), cappone imperiale; pesce gallinella □ swallow-tail, coda forcuta; marsina, frac □ (zool.) swallow-tail (butterfly) (Papilio machaon), macaone □ swallow-tailed, a coda di rondine: a swallow-tailed coat, una giacca a coda di rondine; una marsina; un frac □ (bot.) swallow-wort, (Vincetoxicum officinale) vincetossico; (Chelidonium majus) celidonia □ (prov.) One swallow does not make a summer, una rondine non fa primavera.
♦ (to) swallow /ˈswɒləʊ/
v. t. e i.
1 inghiottire (anche fig.); deglutire; ingoiare (anche fig.); trangugiare; mandare giù; ingollare (pop.): to swallow one's breakfast, trangugiare la colazione; to swallow an insult, ingoiare un insulto; to swallow st. whole, inghiottire qc. senza masticare; mandare qc. giù in un (sol) boccone
2 frenare; tenere a freno; trattenere; reprimere: to swallow one's anger, trattenere l'ira; Swallow your pride, frena il tuo orgoglio!
3 (fig.) ringoiare; rimangiare; ritirare: to swallow one's tears, ringoiarsi le lacrime; to swallow one's promise, rimangiarsi una promessa
4 (fam.) credere; bere (fam.): He'll swallow anything you tell him, crede qualsiasi cosa gli si dica; beve qualsiasi fandonia
● (gergo naut.) to swallow the anchor, lasciare il mare; sbarcare per sempre □ (anche fig.) to swallow the bait, abboccare all'amo □ to swallow down, trangugiare; ingozzare; mandar giù (anche fig.): to swallow down a pill, mandare giù una pillola □ (anche fig.) to swallow up, inghiottire; assorbire (entrate, guadagni, ecc.): He was swallowed up by the waves, è stato inghiottito dalle onde; The rent swallows up half his salary, l'affitto gli inghiotte metà dello stipendio □ (del terreno) to swallow up the rain, assorbire la pioggia □ (slang USA) (di donna) to swallow a watermelon seed, restare incinta □ to swallow one's words, rimangiarsi quel che s'è detto; ritrattare.
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I ['swɒləʊ]
nome zool. rondine f.
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one swallow doesn't make a summer — prov. una rondine non fa primavera

II ['swɒləʊ]
nome (gulp) (of liquid) sorso m.; (of food) boccone m.
III 1. ['swɒləʊ]
verbo transitivo
1) (eat) inghiottire, ingoiare, buttare giù [food, drink, pill]
2) colloq. (believe) bere [story, explanation]

I find that hard to swallow — lo trovo difficile da buttare giù

3) (suffer) inghiottire, ingoiare, sopportare [insult, sarcasm]; reprimere [anger]; rinunciare a [pride]
4) fig. (consume) inghiottire, trangugiare
2.
verbo intransitivo inghiottire

to swallow hard — ingoiare un boccone amaro


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