tragar
/tɾaˈɡaɾ/, [t̪ɾaˈɣ̞aɾ]swallow
Verb tragar (first-person singular present trago, first-person singular preterite tragué, past participle tragado)
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(transitive, but often takes a reflexive pronoun) to swallow (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach)
- Dijo algo tan ridículo que casi olvidé tragarme la comida.
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He said something so funny that i almost forgot to swallow my food.
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(transitive, but often takes a reflexive pronoun) to swallow, consume, absorb (take (something) in so that it disappears)
- La oscuridad se tragó el bosque.
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The murk comsumed the forest.
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(transitive, but often takes a reflexive pronoun) to gulp, swallow, devour (eat quickly and eagerly)
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(transitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to buy into, fall for (easily believe something without questioning)
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(transitive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to stand, tolerate
Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
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Tom está batallando para tragar.
Tom is having a hard time swallowing.
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Me duele la garganta al tragar.
My throat hurts when I swallow.
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No nos pudimos tragar su historia.
We could not swallow his story.
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No puedo tragar estas pastillas sin un vaso de agua.
I can't swallow these tablets without a drink of water.
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