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swill

/swɪl/

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noun

Aguachirle, desperdicios

(collective) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs etc; especially kitchen waste for this purpose.

Examples :

"The farmer poured the swill into the pig trough, and the pigs eagerly devoured the mixture of vegetable peels and leftover bread. "

El granjero vertió los desperdicios en el comedero de los cerdos, y los cerdos devoraron con avidez la mezcla de cáscaras de verduras y pan sobrante.

food animal agriculture

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noun

Bebida asquerosa, líquido repugnante

(by extension) Any disgusting or distasteful liquid.

Examples :

"I cannot believe anyone could drink this swill."

No puedo creer que alguien pueda beber esta bebida asquerosa.

drink substance

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noun

Basura, porquería

(by extension) Anything disgusting or worthless.

Examples :

"This new TV show is a worthless load of swill."

Este nuevo programa de televisión es una basura inútil.

negative thing value

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noun

Trago, gran cantidad de líquido bebido de un trago

A large quantity of liquid drunk at one swallow.

Examples :

"He took a swill of his drink and tried to think of words."

Tomó un trago de su bebida e intentó pensar en palabras.

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noun

Cerveza barata, garrafón

Inexpensive beer or alcohol.

Examples :

""The college students were happy to drink the cheap swill at the party, even though it didn't taste very good." "

Los estudiantes universitarios estaban felices de beber el garrafón en la fiesta, aunque no sabía muy bien.

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noun

Pase mal lanzado

(Ultimate Frisbee) A badly-thrown pass.

Examples :

""The wobbly pass was such a swill that it landed nowhere near my teammate, and we lost possession." "

El pase inestable fue un pase tan mal lanzado que no aterrizó cerca de mi compañero de equipo, y perdimos la posesión.

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verb

Beber con avidez, zampar

To drink (or, rarely, eat) greedily or to excess.

Examples :

"After the long soccer practice, the thirsty players began to swill their water bottles. "

Después de la larga práctica de fútbol, los jugadores sedientos comenzaron a zampar de sus botellas de agua.

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verb

Enjuagar, lavar con agua abundante

To wash (something) by flooding with water.

Examples :

"After painting, I had to swill the brushes in soapy water to remove all the paint. "

Después de pintar, tuve que enjuagar los pinceles en agua jabonosa para quitar toda la pintura.

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verb

Mover en círculos

To move (a liquid or liquid-filled vessel) in a circular motion.

Examples :

"He swilled the mouthwash around in his mouth before spitting it out. "

Movió el enjuague bucal en su boca antes de escupirlo.

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verb

Moverse sobre una superficie

(of a liquid) To move around or over a surface.

Examples :

"He swilled the mouthwash around in his mouth before spitting it out. "

Hizo que el enjuague bucal se moviera por su boca antes de escupirlo.

action substance

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verb

Emborrachar, atiborrar de bebida

To inebriate; to fill with drink.

Examples :

"The fraternity brothers tried to swill the new recruits with cheap beer during the initiation. "

Los hermanos de la fraternidad intentaron emborrachar a los nuevos reclutas con cerveza barata durante la iniciación.

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verb

Dar de comer desperdicios a los cerdos

To feed swill to (pigs).

Examples :

"Every morning, the farmer would swill the pigs with leftover food scraps. "

Cada mañana, el granjero daba de comer desperdicios a los cerdos con restos de comida.

animal food agriculture