( alferrik xahutu)

[from *ira/irenots-i or * ira/irenuts-i] du/ad.

a. ( oro.) to swallow; listua \irentsi to gulp | to swallow hard; sugeak osorik \irentsi zuen the snake swallowed it whole; baleak Jonas \irentsi zuen the whale swallowed Jonah up; amua irensten duen arraina bezala like a fish that swallowed a hook

b. ( janaria, itoka, presaka) to gulp down, wolf down

c. ( edaria, itoka, presaka) to guzzle down, gulp down, gobble down; irents zezakeen ardo guztia edan zuen he drank all the wine he could {gulp || guzzle} down

d. ( kea) to inhale

e. ( medikuen hizkera) to ingest; "produktu hau irents baledi, jo ezazu medikuarengana berehalakoan" "should this product be ingested, consult a doctor immediately"

2. ( animalia batek beste bat jan)

a. to devour, eat up, gulp down; lehoiak irensten duen arkumea bezala like a lamb gobbled up by a lion

b. ( itoka, lasterka) to gobble up, gulp down

3. (irud.)

a. ( gezurra, istorioa) to swallow, fall for, be taken by; \irentsi duzu gezur hori ere? did you fall for that lie too?; ipuin hori irents dezakeenak apoak eta suge biziak ere \irentsi lituzke anyone who falls for that story would fall for anything; den-dena \irentsi zuen berak! he swallowed it hook, line, and sinker!; hori ez dut irensten I won't buy that | I won't fall for that | I won't be taken in by that; hila dela \irentsi du he fell for the story that she died

b. ( bidegabekeria) to have to put up with

c. ( jasan) ezin \irentsi dezaket haren izaera gaiztoa I can't {take || stand || stomach} her nasty character

d. ( esandakoa) to eat; esan dituen guztiak \irentsi beharko ditu lehen ministroak the prime minister will have to eat all of the words he's said

4. ( zerbaitek barnean hartuz desagertarazi)

a. to swallow up; lurrak \irentsi zituen the earth swallowed them up in the earthquake; herioak \irentsi du gure itxaropena death took away our hope

b. ( suak, suteak) to swallow up, engulf; suak \irentsi zituen haren eskuizkribu guztiak fire engulfed all of his manuscripts

c. ( itsasoa, e.a.) to swallow up, engulf; zerbat arrantzale \irentsi ote ditu Bizkaiko Golkoak? how many fishermen have been swallowed up by the Bay of Biscay?

d. ( eritasuna, gaitza) to consume; eritasun hark milaka \irentsi zituen that disease consumed thousands

5. to soak up, absorb; lurrak laster \irentsi zuen goizeko euria the soil quickly soaked up the morning rain

6. ( alferrik xahutu) Arkaismoa. to squander, fritter away