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1 swallow
n. sväljning, klunk; svala--------v. svälja; tro* * *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.) svälja2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) svälja2. noun(an act of swallowing.) sväljning, klunk- swallow up II ['swoləu] noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) svala -
2 swallow one's pride
(to behave humbly eg by making an apology.) -
3 swallow up
(to cause to disappear completely: She was swallowed up in the crowd.) uppsluka -
4 swallow in one gulp
svälja i en klunk -
5 swallow one's words
ta tillbaka sina ord -
6 bitter pill to swallow
surt äpple att bita i, beskt piller att svälja -
7 hard to swallow
svår att svälja; svår att förstå, svår att acceptera -
8 one swallow doesn't make a summer
en svala gör ingen sommarEnglish-Swedish dictionary > one swallow doesn't make a summer
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9 bolt
adv. plötsligt; fullständigt--------n. regel, låskolv; skruv; åskvigg; pil; tygrulle; rymning, flykt--------v. skruva; regla; stänga in, stänga ute; rusa iväg, fly; kasta i sig, sluka* * *[boult] 1. noun1) (a bar to fasten a door etc: We have a bolt as well as a lock on the door.) regel2) (a round bar of metal, often with a screw thread for a nut: nuts and bolts.) bult3) (a flash of lightning.) åskvigg4) (a roll (of cloth): a bolt of silk.) rulle tyg, tygpacke2. verb1) (to fasten with a bolt: He bolted the door.) regla2) (to swallow hastily: The child bolted her food.) kasta i sig, sluka3) (to go away very fast: The horse bolted in terror.) rusa [], skena•- bolt-upright- boltupright
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10 drink
n. dryck; drink--------v. dricka* * *[driŋk] 1. past tense - drank; verb1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) dricka2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) dricka, supa2. noun1) ((an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing: He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink.) klunk, svälj, dryck2) ((a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor: He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house?) drink, sup, glas, spritdryck[]•- drink in- drink to / drink to the health of
- drink to / drink the health of
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11 eat
v. äta; förstöra; tära, fräta; förtära* * *[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) äta- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) matvaror- eat into- eat one's words -
12 engulf
v. sluka; dränka* * *((of waves, flames etc) to swallow up completely: Flames engulfed him.) []sluka -
13 gobble
n. (kalkons) kluckande--------v. förakta; glufsa i sig; klucka (som kalkon)* * *['ɡobl]1) (to swallow food etc quickly: You'll be sick if you keep gobbling your meals like that.) glufsa i sig, sluka2) ((of turkeys) to make a noise in the throat: We could hear the turkeys gobbling in the farmyard.) klucka -
14 gulp
n. sväljning; klunk--------v. svälja; glupskt svälja; klunka* * *1. verb(to swallow eagerly or in large mouthfuls: He gulped down a sandwich.) svälja, sluka2. noun1) (a swallowing movement: `There's a ghost out there,' he said with a gulp.)2) (the amount of food swallowed: a gulp of coffee.) munfull, tugga, klunk -
15 migrant
adj. flyttande, vandrande--------n. invandrare; nomad, en som flyttar från plats till plats; flyttfågel* * *noun (a person, bird or animal that migrates or has migrated: The swallow is a summer migrant to Britain; ( also adjective) migrant workers.) person som flyttar från plats till plats, flyttfågel, vandringsdjur -
16 swift
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