swallow

swallow
swal·low
1. swal·low [ʼswɒləʊ, Am ʼswɑ:loʊ] n
Schwalbe f
PHRASES:
one \swallow doesn't make a summer (prov) eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer (prov)
2. swal·low [ʼswɒləʊ, Am ʼswɑ:loʊ] n
1) (action) Schlucken nt kein pl;
he gave a \swallow, then began speaking er schluckte und fing dann an zu sprechen
2) (quantity) Schluck m;
to take [or have] a \swallow of sth einen Schluck von etw dat nehmen vt
1) (eat)
to \swallow sth etw [hinunter]schlucken;
(greedily) etw verschlingen;
to \swallow sth whole etw als Ganzes [o unzerkaut] [hinunter]schlucken
2) usu passive econ;
(fig: take over)
to be \swallowed [up] by sth von etw dat geschluckt werden (fam)
3) (fig: engulf)
to \swallow [up] <-> sb/sth jdn/etw verschlingen;
she was soon \swallowed up in the crowds sie war schnell in der Menschenmenge verschwunden;
4) (fig: use up)
to \swallow [up] <-> sth etw aufbrauchen [o (geh) aufzehren] [o (pej) verschlingen];
5) (fig fam: believe unquestioningly)
to \swallow sth etw schlucken (fam)
he \swallowed her story whole er hat ihr die ganze Geschichte abgekauft (fam)
6) (fig fam: suffer)
to \swallow sth etw einstecken (fam)
I found it hard to \swallow his insults es fiel mir schwer, seine Beleidigungen wegzustecken (fam)
7) (fig: suppress)
to \swallow one's anger/disappointment seinen Ärger/seine Enttäuschung hinunterschlucken (fam)
to \swallow one's pride seinen Stolz überwinden;
to \swallow one's words sich dat eine Bemerkung verkneifen (fam)
PHRASES:
to \swallow the bait anbeißen (fam)
to \swallow sth hook, line and sinker etw bedenkenlos glauben;
she \swallowed his story hook, line and sinker sie hat ihm die ganze Geschichte ohne Wenn und Aber abgekauft (fam) vi schlucken

English-German students dictionary . 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:

  • Swallow — (englisch für „Schwalbe“) steht für: eine ehemalige britische Automarke, siehe Swallow (Automarke) eine Lokomotive der Great Western Railway, siehe Swallow (Lokomotive) den IATA Code für Air Southwest den Fahrzeughersteller Swallow Sidecars,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Swallow — Swal low, n. [OE. swalowe, AS. swalewe, swealwe; akin to D. zwaluw, OHG. swalawa, G. schwalbe, Icel. & Sw. svala, Dan. svale.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family {Hirundinid[ae]}, especially one of those… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swallow — swal‧low [ˈswɒləʊ ǁ ˈswɑːloʊ] verb [transitive] 1. to accept something unpleasant: • Car dealers are sceptical that customers will swallow the price increases. 2. if an activity swallows a lot of time or money, it takes that length of time or… …   Financial and business terms

  • Swallow — Swal low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swallowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swallowing}.] [OE. swolewen, swolwen, swolhen, AS. swelgan; akin to D. zwelgen, OHG. swelahan, swelgan, G. schwelgen to feast, to revel, Icel. svelgia to swallow, SW. sv[ a]lja, Dan.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swallow — Ⅰ. swallow [1] ► VERB 1) cause or allow (food, drink, etc.) to pass down the throat. 2) use the throat muscles as if doing this, especially through fear or nervousness. 3) (often swallow up) take in and cause to disappear; engulf. 4) believe (an… …   English terms dictionary

  • swallow — swallow1 [swä′lō] n. [ME swalwe < OE swealwe, akin to Ger schwalbe, ON svala, swallow, & prob. Russ solovyej, Czech slavík, nightingale] 1. any of a family (Hirundinidae) of small, swift flying, insect eating passerine birds with long, pointed …   English World dictionary

  • Swallow — Swal low, n. 1. The act of swallowing. [1913 Webster] 2. The gullet, or esophagus; the throat. [1913 Webster] 3. Taste; relish; inclination; liking. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] I have no swallow for it. Massinger. [1913 Webster] 4. Capacity for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swallow — Студийный альбом Heavenwood Дата выпуска 1998 Жанр Gothic Doom Metal Длительность 55:55 Страна …   Википедия

  • Swallow — Swal low, v. i. To perform the act of swallowing; as, his cold is so severe he is unable to swallow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swallow — [v1] consume absorb, belt*, bolt*, chugalug*, devour, dispatch, dispose, down, drink, drop, eat, gobble, gulp, imbibe, ingest, ingurgitate, inhale, put away, quaff, sip, slurp, swig, swill, take, toss, wash down*, wolf; concept 169 Ant. expel,… …   New thesaurus

  • swallow — index consume, endure (suffer), tolerate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”