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wallow [wallowed, wallowing, wallows] (to immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically) verb [UK: ˈwɒ.ləʊ] [US: ˈwɑːlo.ʊ] | adagiarsiverb crogiolarsiverb |
wallow [wallowed, wallowing, wallows] (to roll oneself about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire) verb [UK: ˈwɒ.ləʊ] [US: ˈwɑːlo.ʊ] | guazzareverb rotolarsiverb sguazzareverbJohn wallowed in sadness. = John sguazzava nella tristezza. |
barn swallow [barn swallows] (species of swallow) noun [UK: bɑːn ˈswɒ.ləʊ] [US: ˈbɑːrn ˈswɑːlo.ʊ] | rondine comunenoun |
one swallow does not a summer make (one instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend) phrase [UK: wʌn ˈswɒ.ləʊ dʌz nɒt ə ˈsʌ.mə(r) ˈmeɪk] [US: wʌn ˈswɑːlo.ʊ ˈdəz ˈnɑːt ə ˈsʌ.mər ˈmeɪk] | |
swallow [swallows] (bird) noun [UK: ˈswɒ.ləʊ] [US: ˈswɑːlo.ʊ] | rondinenoun |
swallow [swallowed, swallowing, swallows] (to believe or accept) verb [UK: ˈswɒ.ləʊ] [US: ˈswɑːlo.ʊ] | accettareverb crederciverb |
swallow [swallowed, swallowing, swallows] (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) verb [UK: ˈswɒ.ləʊ] [US: ˈswɑːlo.ʊ] | ingerireverbThat's hard to swallow. = È difficile da ingerire. inghiottireverbHe was swallowed by the abyss. = Fu inghiottito dall'abisso. ingoiareverbI swallowed one. = Ne ingoiai uno. mandare giùverb |
swallow [swallowed, swallowing, swallows] (to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus) verb [UK: ˈswɒ.ləʊ] [US: ˈswɑːlo.ʊ] | deglutireverbI can't even swallow. = Non riesco nemmeno a deglutire. |
swallow [swallowed, swallowing, swallows] (to take in, to consume) verb [UK: ˈswɒ.ləʊ] [US: ˈswɑːlo.ʊ] | assorbireverb consumareverb |
swallow one's words (to be forced to retract a prior statement) verb | |
swallow one's words (to mumble) verb | |
swallowing (act of swallowing) noun [UK: ˈswɒ.ləʊɪŋ] [US: ˈswɒlo.ʊɪŋ] | deglutizionenoun inghiottimentonoun |
sword swallower (person who swallows swords) noun | mangiatore di spadenoun mangiatrice di spadenoun |