swallow

ingoiare, deglutire

Far passare cibo, bevande o altre sostanze dalla bocca allo stomaco attraverso la gola.

In inglese semplice: To move food, drink, or another substance from your mouth down your throat into your stomach.

• Swallow the tablet with water.
• He accidentally swallowed a small coin.
• Can you swallow solid food yet?

Sinonimi: gulp down

Contrari: spit out

Espressioni comuni: swallow a pill, swallow some water, swallow your food

deglutire

Fare il movimento della gola che manda giù cibo o liquidi, a volte per nervosismo.

In inglese semplice: To make the throat movement that sends food or liquid down, sometimes because you feel nervous.

• My throat hurts when I swallow.
• She swallowed hard before speaking to the crowd.
• He could barely swallow after the operation.

Sinonimi: gulp

Espressioni comuni: swallow hard, swallow nervously, unable to swallow

bersi, credere

Credere o accettare qualcosa senza fare domande, anche se sembra poco probabile.

In inglese semplice: To believe or accept something without asking questions, even when it seems unlikely.

• I will not swallow that excuse.
• They swallowed his story about the missing money.
• Do you really expect us to swallow those claims?

Sinonimi: believe, accept, buy

Contrari: reject, doubt

Espressioni comuni: swallow a story, swallow an excuse, swallow something whole

rondine

Piccolo uccello con ali appuntite e coda biforcuta, che cattura insetti mentre vola.

In inglese semplice: A small bird with pointed wings and a divided tail that catches insects while flying.

• A swallow flew past the window.
• Swallows built a nest under our roof.
• We watched the swallows catching insects above the field.

Espressioni comuni: barn swallow, swallow nest, young swallow, swallow migration

sorso, boccone

Quantità di cibo o bevanda che si manda giù in una sola volta.

In inglese semplice: The amount of food or drink that you send down your throat at one time.

• She took a swallow of water.
• He finished the milk in two swallows.
• One large swallow was enough to empty the glass.

Come si usa: a swallow of something (He took a swallow of juice.)

Sinonimi: mouthful, gulp

Espressioni comuni: a swallow of, one large swallow, a small swallow

deglutizione

Azione di far passare cibo o liquidi dalla bocca verso il basso attraverso la gola.

In inglese semplice: The act of moving food or liquid from your mouth down your throat.

• Each swallow hurt my throat.
• The doctor watched the movement during a swallow.
• A nervous swallow interrupted her answer.

Sinonimi: gulp

Espressioni comuni: a painful swallow, each swallow, a nervous swallow