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swallowing

/ˈswɑloʊɪŋ/ /ˈswɒləʊɪŋ/

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verb

Schlucken

To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.

Examples :

"The child had difficulty swallowing the large pill. "

Das Kind hatte Schwierigkeiten, die große Pille zu schlucken.

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verb

Schlucken, verschlingen

To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.

Examples :

"The plant is slowly swallowing the sunlight to grow. "

Die Pflanze verschlingt langsam das Sonnenlicht, um zu wachsen.

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verb

Schlucken

To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.

Examples :

"My throat was so sore that I was unable to swallow."

Mein Hals war so wund, dass ich nicht schlucken konnte.

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verb

Akzeptieren, schlucken

To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.

Examples :

"Sentence: "He was so eager to please his boss that he ended up swallowing everything she told him, even when it didn't make sense." "

Er war so begierig darauf, seinen Chef zu befriedigen, dass er am Ende alles schluckte, was sie ihm erzählte, selbst wenn es keinen Sinn ergab.

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verb

Verschlingen, verzehren

To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.

Examples :

"The new project is swallowing up all of my time this week. "

Das neue Projekt verschlingt diese Woche meine ganze Zeit.

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verb

Widerrufen, zurücknehmen

To retract; to recant.

Examples :

"After arguing with his brother, Mark swallowed his pride and apologized. "

Nachdem er sich mit seinem Bruder gestritten hatte, überwand Mark seinen Stolz und entschuldigte sich.

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verb

Ertragen, dulden

To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.

Examples :

"to swallow an affront or insult"

Eine Beleidigung oder Kränkung ertragen.

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noun

Schlucken

The act of swallowing.

Examples :

"After the medicine, the child needed a drink of water to help with the swallowing. "

Nach der Medizin brauchte das Kind einen Schluck Wasser, um das Schlucken zu erleichtern.

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