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swallow meaning in Italian

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swallow [swallows] (bird)
noun
[UK: ˈswɒ.ləʊ]
[US: ˈswɑːlo.ʊ]

rondinenoun
{f}The swallows came back. = Le rondini sono tornate.

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

rimangiarsi quel che s'è dettoverb

swallow one's words (to mumble)
verb

mangiarsi le paroleverb

swallowing (act of swallowing)
noun
[UK: ˈswɒ.ləʊɪŋ]
[US: ˈswɒlo.ʊɪŋ]

deglutizionenoun
{f}

inghiottimentonoun
{m}

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]

una rondine non fa primaveraphrase

sword swallower (person who swallows swords)
noun

mangiatore di spadenoun
{m}

mangiatrice di spadenoun
{f}

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