sea swallow

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
swallow [sth]⇒ vtr	(ingest: food, drink)	tragar⇒ vtr
		engullir⇒ vtr
		deglutir⇒ vtr
	Ned chewed the chocolate, then swallowed it.
	Ned masticó el chocolate y después lo tragó.
swallow⇒ vi	(gulp)	tragar⇒ vtr
	Polly swallowed nervously when the boss asked what she wanted.
	Polly tragó nerviosamente cuando el jefe le preguntó qué quería.
swallow n	(bird)	golondrina nf
	In the summer, I like to watch the swallows flying over our garden.
	En verano me gusta ver las golondrinas volando sobre el jardín.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
swallow n	(act of swallowing) (líquido)	trago nm
		tragado nm
	I put the pill on my tongue and took a big swallow of water.
	Puse la píldora en mi lengua y di un buen trago de agua.
swallow [sth]⇒ vtr	figurative, informal (accept) (figurado)	tragarse⇒ v prnl
		tolerar⇒ vtr
		aceptar⇒ vtr
		soportar⇒ vtr
	You might not like these changes, but I'm afraid you're just going to have to swallow them.
	Pueden no gustarte estos cambios, pero me temo que tendrás que tragártelos.
swallow [sth] vtr	figurative, informal (believe) (figurado, informal)	tragarse⇒ v prnl
		creer⇒ vtr
	Fred is so gullible; he'll swallow anything you tell him.
	Fred es muy ingenuo, se tragará cualquier cosa que le digas.

Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
swallow [sth] up, swallow up [sth] vtr phrasal sep	figurative (envelop completely)	envolver por completo loc verb
	The jungle vines completely swallowed up the temple ruins.
	La enredadera envuelve las ruinas del templo por completo.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
bank swallow (US), sand martin (UK) n	(bird: Riparia riparia) (ave)	martín de arena loc nom m
barium swallow n	(digestive x-ray technique)	trago de bario loc nom m
barn swallow n	(bird: common swallow)	golondrina común loc nom f
swallow your pride v expr	(do [sth] that hurts your pride) (figurado)	tragarse el orgullo loc verb
swallow-tailed adj	(bird: with a forked tail)	de cola bifurcada loc adj
swallow-tailed adj	(zoology: with a forked tail-like part)	de cola bifurcada loc adj
swallow-tailed adj	(flag: with two tails)	bifurcado adj
swallow-tailed kite n	(variety of bird)	halcón tijereta nm
Note: Nombre científico: Elanoides forficatus.
swan dive (US), swallow dive (UK) n	(into water)	zambullida de cabeza nf + loc adv
	He took a swan dive into the pool from the diving board.
	Se dio una zambullida de cabeza desde el trampolín.
swan dive (US), swallow dive (UK) n	figurative (economics: decrease) (figurado)	caer en picada loc verb
	At the very beginning of the recession world stock markets took a swan dive.
	En el primer momento de la recesión, los mercados de valores del mundo cayeron en picada.
swan dive (US), swallow dive (UK) n	figurative (loss of prestige, etc.) (figurado)	caer en picada loc verb
	The politician's campaign took a swan dive when he revealed his affair with the secretary.
	La campaña del político cayó en picada cuando reveló su romance con su secretaria.

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