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I ['swɒləʊ]nome zool. rondine f.••II ['swɒləʊ] III 1. ['swɒləʊ]one swallow doesn't make a summer — prov. una rondine non fa primavera
1) (eat) inghiottire, ingoiare, buttare giù [food, drink, pill]2) colloq. (believe) bere [story, explanation]3) (suffer) inghiottire, ingoiare, sopportare [insult, sarcasm]; reprimere [ anger]; rinunciare a [ pride]4) fig. (consume) inghiottire, trangugiare2.verbo intransitivo inghiottire* * *I 1. ['swoləu] verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.)2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!)2. noun(an act of swallowing.)- swallow up II ['swoləu] noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.)* * *swallow (1) /ˈswɒləʊ/n.1 inghiottimento; deglutizione3 gola; esofago e faringe● (geol.) swallow hole, inghiottitoio.swallow (2) /ˈswɒləʊ/n.● ( sport) swallow dive, tuffo semplice in avanti □ (zool.) swallow-fish ( Trigla hirundo), cappone imperiale; pesce gallinella □ swallow-tail, coda forcuta; marsina, frac □ (zool.) swallow-tail ( butterfly) ( Papilio machaon), macaone □ swallow-tailed, a coda di rondine: a swallow-tailed coat, una giacca a coda di rondine; una marsina; un frac □ (bot.) swallow-wort, ( Vincetoxicum officinale) vincetossico; ( Chelidonium majus) celidonia □ (prov.) One swallow does not make a summer, una rondine non fa primavera.♦ (to) swallow /ˈswɒləʊ/v. t. e i.1 inghiottire ( anche fig.); deglutire; ingoiare ( anche fig.); trangugiare; mandare giù; ingollare (pop.): to swallow one's breakfast, trangugiare la colazione; to swallow an insult, ingoiare un insulto; to swallow st. whole, inghiottire qc. senza masticare; mandare qc. giù in un (sol) boccone2 frenare; tenere a freno; trattenere; reprimere: to swallow one's anger, trattenere l'ira; Swallow your pride, frena il tuo orgoglio!3 (fig.) ringoiare; rimangiare; ritirare: to swallow one's tears, ringoiarsi le lacrime; to swallow one's promise, rimangiarsi una promessa4 (fam.) credere; bere (fam.): He'll swallow anything you tell him, crede qualsiasi cosa gli si dica; beve qualsiasi fandonia● ( gergo naut.) to swallow the anchor, lasciare il mare; sbarcare per sempre □ ( anche fig.) to swallow the bait, abboccare all'amo □ to swallow down, trangugiare; ingozzare; mandar giù ( anche fig.): to swallow down a pill, mandare giù una pillola □ ( anche fig.) to swallow up, inghiottire; assorbire ( entrate, guadagni, ecc.): He was swallowed up by the waves, è stato inghiottito dalle onde; The rent swallows up half his salary, l'affitto gli inghiotte metà dello stipendio □ ( del terreno) to swallow up the rain, assorbire la pioggia □ ( slang USA) ( di donna) to swallow a watermelon seed, restare incinta □ to swallow one's words, rimangiarsi quel che s'è detto; ritrattare.* * *I ['swɒləʊ]nome zool. rondine f.••II ['swɒləʊ] III 1. ['swɒləʊ]one swallow doesn't make a summer — prov. una rondine non fa primavera
1) (eat) inghiottire, ingoiare, buttare giù [food, drink, pill]2) colloq. (believe) bere [story, explanation]3) (suffer) inghiottire, ingoiare, sopportare [insult, sarcasm]; reprimere [ anger]; rinunciare a [ pride]4) fig. (consume) inghiottire, trangugiare2.verbo intransitivo inghiottire
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swallow dive — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a dive performed with one s arms outspread until close to the water … English terms dictionary
swallow dive — n. Brit. SWAN DIVE … English World dictionary
swallow dive — noun a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water • Syn: ↑swan dive • Hypernyms: ↑dive, ↑diving * * * ˈswallow dive 7 [swallow dive] ( … Useful english dictionary
swallow-dive — swallˈow dive noun A dive during which one s arms are outstretched to the sides (also intransitive verb) • • • Main Entry: ↑swallow … Useful english dictionary
swallow dive — noun (C) BrE a dive 2 (1) into water, that starts with your arms stretched out from the sides of your body; swan dive AmE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
swallow dive — Chiefly Brit. See swan dive. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
swallow dive — noun a swan dive … Wiktionary
swallow dive — noun Brit. a dive performed with one s arms outspread until close to the water … English new terms dictionary
swallow dive — /ˈswɒloʊ daɪv/ (say swoloh duyv) noun a dive in which the diver while in the air assumes a position with arms outstretched to the side, legs straight and together …
swallow — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. cause or allow (food etc.) to pass down the throat. 2 intr. perform the muscular movement of the oesophagus required to do this. 3 tr. a accept meekly; put up with (an affront etc.). b accept credulously (an unlikely assertion … Useful english dictionary
dive — I n. 1) to make a dive 2) a swallow (BE), swan (AE) dive 3) a back; headfirst; high dive 4) a crash dive (of a submarine) 5) a power dive (of a plane) 6) a dive for (they made a dive for the ditch) 7) a dive from; into 8) (misc.) (colloq.) to… … Combinatory dictionary