An Foclóir Nua Béarla-Gaeilge
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Focail chosúla: sallow · shallow · wallow · shallows · allow · callow · fallow · hallow · mallow · scallop
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swallow

1. verb gulp2. verb pass sth into your stomach3. verb accept, believe4. verb suppress5. noun act of swallowing6. noun ZOOL bird
phrases
1 verb gulp INTRANSITIVEslog verb  c m u 2 verb pass sth into your stomach
TRANSITIVEslog verb  c m uI swallowed it down with a drink of water shlog mé siar le deoch uisce éI swallowed a couple of painkillers chaith mé siar cúpla pianmhúchánhe swallowed his tongue shlog sé a theanga siar
INTRANSITIVEslog verb  c m ushe has difficulty swallowing tá deacracht aici slogadh
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán 
3 verb accept, believe TRANSITIVEcreid verb  c m uglac le PhrV  c m uhe swallowed it hook, line, and sinker chreid sé gach focal de, shlog sé ina iomláine éI find these results hard to swallow níl na torthaí seo inchreidte, dar liom 4 verb suppress TRANSITIVEcúl a choinneáil ar  c m usmachtaigh verb  c m ubrúigh faoi chois  c m uyou have to swallow your anger ní mór duit d'fhearg a bhrú faoi choisto swallow your tears cúl a choinneáil ar na deora, na deora a choscto swallow your pride dul ar an umhlaíocht, deoch a ól ar do náire 5 noun act of swallowingslog masc1  c m uslogadh masc  c m uhe took a few swallows of the water d'ól sé cúpla slog den uisce, d'ól sé cúpla bolgam den uisce 6 noun ZOOL birdfáinleog fem2  c m u
phrases

one swallow doesn't make a summer

ní scaoth breacní tréad caora

to swallow your words

1 admit wrongnessdul siar ar do chuid caintedo chuid cainte a shlogadh 2 mumblebheith ag cogaint do chuid focalbheith ag mungailt do chuid focal