Traduzioni di „swallow“ nel dizionario inglese » sloveno

swal·low¹ [ˈswɒləʊ] SOST

swallow

lastovka f

I . swal·low² [ˈswɒləʊ] SOST

1. swallow (action):

swallow

požiranje n

2. swallow (quantity):

swallow

požirek m

II . swal·low² [ˈswɒləʊ] VB vb trans

1. swallow:

swallow (eat)

požirati [forma perf požreti]

swallow (greedily)

goltati [forma perf pogoltniti]

2. swallow usu passive ECON fig (take over):

swallow

prevzeti

to be swallowed [up] by sth

pripasti čemu

3. swallow fig (engulf):

to swallow [up] ⇄ sb/sth

pogoltniti koga/kaj

4. swallow fig (use up):

to swallow [up] ⇄ sth

porabiti kaj

5. swallow fig colloq (believe unquestioningly):

swallow

verjeti

swallow

požreti

6. swallow fig (suppress):

swallow disappointment

požreti

swallow disappointment

pogoltniti

swallow disappointment

potlačiti

disappointment to swallow one's pride

požreti ponos

to swallow one's words

ugrizniti se v jezik

to swallow one's words

pogoltniti odgovor

III . swal·low² [ˈswɒləʊ] VB vb intr

swallow

požirati [forma perf požreti]

swallow

goltati [forma perf pogoltniti]

swallow down VB vb trans to swallow down ⇄ sth

swallow

požreti kaj

swallow

potlačiti kaj

swallow (gulp down)

pogoltniti kaj

Esempi per swallow

disappointment to swallow one's pride

požreti ponos

to swallow one's words

ugrizniti se v jezik

he wished the ground would open up and swallow him

želel si je, da bi se ugreznil v tla

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

The cost of living in a care home is likely to swallow up half the value of a family house, say researchers.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The crag martin's flight appears relatively slow for a swallow.

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But it is not this big to swallow up mammals such as tree shrews or rats.

news.bbc.co.uk

It appears some of the city's demands are too hard to swallow.

www.cjad.com

It has a slow buoyant flight compared to barn swallow.

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For a time he wore large rimless glasses that seemed to swallow his eyes.

www.wired.com

The swallow has belittled (9) the dove, and the sparrow and the staff.

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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.

www.themarshalltown.com

Then tongs were used to prise his mouth open after he refused to swallow excrement.

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All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.

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