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swallows Meaning in Spanish (swallows significado en español)

verbtraga
noungolondrinas
traga in English:swallows
Phonetic:ˈtraɣa
Plural: swallows
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de swallows en español es traga, golondrinas. (Hace pasar alimento o bebida por la garganta hasta el estómago, refiriéndose típicamente a la acción de un sujeto en tercera persona del singular.)

Definitions of Swallows

  1. 1
    verb
    traga

    To cause food or drink to pass down the throat and into the stomach, typically referring to the action of a third person singular subject.

    Hace pasar alimento o bebida por la garganta hasta el estómago, refiriéndose típicamente a la acción de un sujeto en tercera persona del singular.

  2. 2
    noun
    golondrinas

    Small migratory passerine birds with forked tails and long pointed wings, noted for their graceful flight, used in plural form.

    Pequeñas aves paseriformes migratorias con cola ahorquillada y alas largas y puntiagudas, notables por su vuelo grácil, usadas en forma plural.

Example Sentences

casual

“He swallows his medicine quickly.”

Él traga su medicina rápidamente.

general

“The swallows return every spring.”

Las golondrinas regresan cada primavera.

casual

“The child swallows the candy whole.”

El niño traga el caramelo entero.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

engulletragar

In English:

ingestsdevours

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

escupir

In English:

spitsvomits

Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveswallow
past tenseswallowed
present participleswallowing
agent nounswallower
adjectiveswallowable

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

swallow one's prideidiom

To humble oneself or accept something humiliating.

swallow the baitidiom

To be tricked into believing something, often a lie.

swallow hardexpression

To make an effort to control one's emotions, especially fear or sadness.