| Principal Translations |
| tragar⇒ vtr | (ingerir, engullir) | swallow⇒ vtr |
| | La dificultad para tragar alimentos recibe el nombre de disfagia y es más común en perros que en gatos. |
| | Difficulty swallowing food is called dysphagia and is more common in dogs than in cats. |
| tragar vi | coloquial (comer vorazmente) (food) | pig out vi phrasal |
| | | gorge⇒ vi |
| | Algunos adolescentes se pasan el día tragando. |
| | Some teens spend the whole day pigging out. |
| tragar vtr | (persona: aguantar, soportar) | put up with vtr phrasal insep |
| | (figurative) | stomach⇒ vtr |
| | No trago a mi suegro, es un imbécil. |
| | I can't put up with my father-in-law, he is an idiot. |
| tragar vtr | coloquial (comer algo vorazmente) | scoff⇒ vtr |
| | (colloquial) | wolf down vtr phrasal insep |
| | Los invitados al cumpleaños tragaron pastel hasta que no pudieron más. |
| tragar vtr | coloquial (cosa: gastar, consumir) | guzzle⇒ vtr |
| | (absorb) | soak up vtr phrasal sep |
| | Mi coche es de ocho cilindros y traga gasolina a lo bestia. |
| | My car is an eight cylinder and it guzzles gas like a beast. |
| tragarse algo v prnl | coloquial (contener una emoción) | keep back, hold in vtr phrasal sep |
| | | suppress⇒ vtr |
| | El ingeniero se tragó sus objeciones sobre la viabilidad del proyecto para no contrariar al jefe. |
| | The engineer kept his objections back about the viability of the project because he didn't want to contradict his boss. |
| tragarse algo v prnl | coloquial (creerse algo) (figurative: naive) | fall for vtr phrasal insep |
| | (figurative: naive) | swallow⇒ vtr |
| | Anita es muy crédula y se traga cualquier cuento: está convencida de que la Luna es de queso. |
| | Yo no me trago esa historia; no soy tan ingenua. |
| | Anita is very gullible and falls for anything: she is convinced that the moon is made of cheese. |
| tragarse algo v prnl | coloquial (someterse, consentir) (figurative) | swallow⇒ vtr |
| | | put up with vtr phrasal insep |
| | No voy a tragarme tus exigencias: no puedes darme órdenes. |
| | I'm not going to swallow your demands: you can't boss me around. |