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The Korean word for to swallow is
삼키다





to swallow

Translations for to swallow and their definitions

제비
     1. n. swallow (bird)
     2. n. In particular, the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica).


삼키다
     1. v. To swallow. (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach)
           아이가 무엇을 삼켰는지 자꾸 토한다. - The kid keeps gagging, like he swallowed something.
     2. v. To suppress or stifle an expression of emotion.
           막 쏟아지려는 눈물을 못내 삼키며 집을 뛰쳐나갔다. - I ran out of the house, holding back the tears that were ready to flow.
     3. v. To secretly make something one's own; to steal.
           남의 돈을 슬쩍 삼키고는 오리발을 내밀었다. - He secretly took someone else's money and played innocent.


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