trago - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Possible base forms

trago
tragarse (Verb)
tragar (Verb)

Nouns

gulp	el trago
swallow	el trago
draft^AE / draught^BE	el trago
swig	el trago
mouthful   - of water, etc.	el trago
slug   - drink	el trago
drink	el trago [fig.]
dram (Scot.)	el trago
disappointment	trago amargo
frustration	trago amargo

Verbs

to toss off   - drink quickly (Brit.) [coll.]	beber de un trago
to swallow sth.  | swallowed, swallowed |	tragar algo
to gulp  | gulped, gulped |	tragarse algo
to gobble sth. ⇔  up  | gobbled, gobbled |   also  [fig.]	tragar algo   or  [fig.]   - comida, mentira, etc.
to wash sth. ⇔  down   - drink	tragar algo   - con agua
to bolt sth. ⇔  down   - eat very quickly	tragarse algo   - zamparse
to gulp sth. ⇔  down	tragar algo [coll.]
to swallow sth. (up)  | swallowed, swallowed | [fig.]	tragarse algo
to engulf  | engulfed, engulfed |	tragarse algo [fig.]
to scoff sth.  | scoffed, scoffed |   chiefly  (Brit.) [coll.]	tragarse algo   - engullir
to cork sth. up  | corked, corked |	tragarse algo [fig.]   - ira, tristeza, etc.
to ingest sth.  | ingested, ingested | [BIOL.]	tragar algo   - alimentos, bebida
to chug sth. (down)  | chugged, chugged | [vulgar] (Amer.)	tragar algo   - bebidas
to knock sth. ⇔  back [coll.]   - drink alcohol quickly	beber algo de un trago   - alcohol
to force sth. down   - food	tragar algo a la fuerza
to gag on sth.  | gagged, gagged |	intentar tragar algo

Phrases / Collocations

to eat humble pie	tragarse el orgullo
to swallow one's pride	tragarse el orgullo
to eat one's words	tragarse las palabras
to bite the bullet	tragar quina [fig.]
to swallow the bitter pill [fig.]	tragar quina [fig.]
to fall for sth.  | fell, fallen |	tragar el anzuelo [fig.]
to bite the bullet	tragarse el (or: un) sapo [fig.]
to chew the carpet [coll.]	tragarse el orgullo
to loathe so. (or: sth.)  | loathed, loathed |	no tragar a alguien [fig.]
not to be able to stand so. (or: sth.)	no tragar a alguien [fig.]
to be down on so.  | was, been |	no tragar a alguien [fig.] [coll.]
to choke sth. ⇔  down	tragar algo con dificultad
to eat one's words	tragarse lo que uno ha dicho

Orthographically similar words

tango

drago, prago, rango, rasgo, tango, torgo, tragón, tramo, trapo, traro, trasgo, trato, trazo, trigo

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