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swallowed Meaning in Italian (swallowed significato in italiano)

inghiottito, trattenuto
inghiottito in English:swallowed
Phonetic:ing-gott-TOO-toh
Plural: swallowed
Gender:Maschile
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Il significato di swallowed in italiano è inghiottito, trattenuto. (Far passare cibo o bevande giù per la gola dalla bocca allo stomaco, spesso involontariamente.)

Definitions of Swallowed

  1. 1
    verb
    inghiottito

    To cause food or drink to pass down the throat from the mouth to the stomach, often involuntarily.

    Far passare cibo o bevande giù per la gola dalla bocca allo stomaco, spesso involontariamente.

  2. 2
    verb
    inghiottito

    To accept or believe something completely, often without questioning its truth or validity.

    Accettare o credere qualcosa completamente, spesso senza metterne in discussione la verità o la validità.

  3. 3
    verb
    trattenuto

    To suppress or hold back a strong feeling, such as anger, pride, or tears.

    Sopprimere o trattenere un sentimento forte, come rabbia, orgoglio o lacrime.

Example Sentences

“He accidentally swallowed a small coin.”

Ha inghiottito accidentalmente una piccola moneta.

“She swallowed her pride and apologized.”

Ha inghiottito il suo orgoglio e si è scusata.

“The fish swallowed the bait whole.”

Il pesce ha inghiottito l'esca intera.

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Synonyms (Sinonimi)

In Italian:

ingoiareingeriresopprimere

In English:

gulpedingestedconsumed

Antonyms (Contrari)

In Italian:

rigurgitarevomitareesprimere

In English:

spit outregurgitated

Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveswallow
third person singularswallows
present participleswallowing
agent nounswallower

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

swallow one's prideidiom

To humble oneself and do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.

swallow one's wordsidiom

To be forced to retract something one has said, especially something boastful or critical.

hard to swallowexpression

Difficult to accept or believe, often because it is unpleasant or unbelievable.