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1 swallow
I ['swɔləu] 1. сущ.1) глотокto drink smth. at one swallow — выпить что-л. одним глотком
I took a swallow of brandy. — Я глотнул бренди.
Syn:2) глотаниеSyn:3) глоткаSyn:2. гл.1) = swallow down глотать, проглатыватьto swallow nervously / hard — нервно сглотнуть
The snake swallowed its prey whole. — Змея проглотила свою добычу целиком.
Nasty medicine is difficult to swallow down. — Очень трудно принимать противные на вкус лекарства.
2) = swallow up поглощатьSmall companies are swallowed up by huge multinationals. — Мелкие компании поглощаются гигантскими транснациональными корпорациями.
She was swallowed up in the crowd. — Она затерялась в толпе.
The building was swallowed up by flames — Огонь охватил здание.
Half of my salary is swallowed up by rent. — Аренда квартиры съедает половину моей зарплаты.
I wished the ground would swallow me up. — Я готов был провалиться сквозь землю (от стыда).
3) стерпетьI found his story a bit hard to swallow. — Его рассказ показался мне не очень правдоподобным.
5) брать назад, отрекатьсяto swallow one's words — отрекаться от своих слов, брать свои слова назад
6) подавлять, сдерживать••II ['swɔləu] сущ.; зоол.to swallow the bait — попасться на удочку, клюнуть на что-л.
1) ласточка2) разг. шпионка••One swallow does not make a summer. посл. — Одна ласточка ещё не делает весны.
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