swallow - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Verbs

to swallow sth.  | swallowed, swallowed |	ingerir algo
to swallow sth.  | swallowed, swallowed |	tragar algo
to swallow sth.  | swallowed, swallowed |	pasar algo (Lat. Am.: Méx.)
to swallow sth.  | swallowed, swallowed |	deglutir algo
to swallow sth. (up)  | swallowed, swallowed | [fig.]	tragarse algo
to swallow sth. (up)  | swallowed, swallowed | [fig.]	comerse algo   - palabras, etc.
to swallow sth.  | swallowed, swallowed |   - put up with	chuparse algo [coll.]   - soportar algo desagradable

Nouns

swallow	el trago
swallow	el lingotazo
swallow [ZOOL.]	la arandela   Lat.: Hirundinidae (Familie)   [Ornithology]
swallow [ZOOL.]	la golondrina   Lat.: Hirundinidae (Familie)   [Ornithology]
swallow wing [ZOOL.]	el aguantasol   Lat.: Chelidoptera tenebrosa   [Ornithology]
swallow wing [ZOOL.]	bobito mirasol   Lat.: Chelidoptera tenebrosa   [Ornithology]
swallow wing [ZOOL.]	buco golondrina   Lat.: Chelidoptera tenebrosa   [Ornithology]
swallow wing [ZOOL.]	chacurú golondrina   Lat.: Chelidoptera tenebrosa   [Ornithology]
swallow wing [ZOOL.]	monjita culiblanca   Lat.: Chelidoptera tenebrosa   [Ornithology]
swallow wing [ZOOL.]	monjita rabiblanca   Lat.: Chelidoptera tenebrosa   [Ornithology]
sea swallow	golondrina de mar
barn swallow [ZOOL.]	golondrina común   Lat.: Hirundo rustica
hawk swallow [ZOOL.]	el vencejo   Lat.: Apus apus   [Ornithology]
swallow-tailed hummingbird [ZOOL.]	colibrí de cola ahorquillada   Lat.: Eupetomena macroura   [Ornithology]

Adjectives / Adverbs

swallow-tailed  adj.	de cola bifurcada
swallow-winged  adj.	con alas de golondrina

Phrases / Collocations

to swallow one's pride	tragarse el orgullo
hard to swallow	inconcebible  m./f.
hard to swallow	inverosímil  m./f.
hard to swallow	difícil de digerir [fig.]   - p. ej.: noticia
hard to swallow	duro, dura [fig.]   - difícil de digerir
to swallow the bitter pill [fig.]	apechugar con algo
to swallow the bitter pill [fig.]	hacer de tripas corazón [fig.]
to swallow the bitter pill [fig.]	tragar quina [fig.]
It takes more than one swallow to make a summer.	Una golondrina no hace verano.
One swallow does not make a summer.	Una golondrina no hace verano.

Orthographically similar words

sallow, shallow, wallow

Related search terms

gulp, chug, ingest, draught, mouthful