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1 tragarse
1 (ingerir) to swallow2 (comer mucho) to gobble up, tuck away, put away3 (absorber) to soak up4 figurado (hacer desaparecer) to swallow up* * *VPR1) [+ comida, bebida] to swalloweso me lo trago en dos minutos — * I could put that away in no time *
2) (=absorber) [arena, tierra] to soak up; [mar, abismo] to swallow up, engulf3) [teléfono, máquina] to swallowla máquina del café se me ha tragado todas las monedas — the coffee machine has swallowed all my change
4) (=aguantar) [+ insultos, reprimenda] to put up withsiempre tengo que tragarme los problemas de los demás — I always have to sit and listen to other people's problems
5) * (=creer) to swallow *, fall for *se tragará todo lo que se le diga — he'll swallow o fall for whatever he's told *
6) (=reprimir)* * *(v.) = gobble up, fall for, put away, scoffEx. From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry).Ex. Librarians make the mistake of seeing community information as being just another type of information, and they fall for some very basic fallacies.Ex. He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.Ex. The birds -- known as monk parakeets -- won't stop scoffing the farmers' crops -- they're not fussy about what they eat.* * *(v.) = gobble up, fall for, put away, scoffEx: From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry).
Ex: Librarians make the mistake of seeing community information as being just another type of information, and they fall for some very basic fallacies.Ex: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.Ex: The birds -- known as monk parakeets -- won't stop scoffing the farmers' crops -- they're not fussy about what they eat.* * *
■tragarse verbo reflexivo
1 (mentiras, excusas, el orgullo, comida) to swallow
2 fig (soportar, tolerar) to put up with
' tragarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anzuelo
- tragar
English:
engulf
- fall for
- gobble
- inhale
- swallow
- swallow up
- whole
- fall
- guzzle
- pride
* * *vpr1. [ingerir] to swallow;me he tragado una espina I've swallowed a bone;el mar se tragó la lancha the sea swallowed up o engulfed the boatse tragó tres huevos fritos he guzzled three fried eggs;se tragó a Caperucita entera he swallowed Little Red Riding Hood whole3. [contener] [lágrimas] to choke back;se tragó su orgullo y pidió perdón he swallowed his pride and apologized;se tuvo que tragarse sus propias palabras he had to eat his words4. [consumir] to swallow up, to devour;el proyecto se tragó casi todo el presupuesto the project swallowed up o devoured almost the entire budget¿crees que se lo tragará? do you think she'll swallow it?;se tragó el cuento he swallowed the story;Ventragarse un paquete to fall for it, to be taken inme tragué un programa horrible I sat through an awful programme;se traga lo que le echen en la tele he'll watch whatever's on the TV* * *v/r tb fig famswallow* * *vr* * *tragarse vb1. (ingerir) to swallowtragarse una película, conferencia, etc to sit through a film, lecture, etc
См. также в других словарях:
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Stegosaurus — Stegosaurus Rango temporal: Jurásico superior … Wikipedia Español
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