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The Russian word for to swallow is
глотать

glotat'



to swallow

Russian Definition


swallow
     1. глотать, проглатывать, сглатывать.
      He swallowed the pill and emptied the glass.
     2. поверить, принять за чистую монету, заглотить наживку.
      'And to think I swallowed that lie, hook, line and sinker!' Tom gulped.
     3. стерпеть, принять как данность, смириться с неизбежным.
      If the company makes less money than it spent, it has to swallow that loss.
     4. (устар.) пропасть. (пример)
     5. глоток.
      She opened the water bottle and eased it to her lips, taking a deep swallow.
     6. ласточка
      The swallows and martins are a group of passerine birds in the family Hirundinidae which are characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding. Swallow is also used in Europe as a synonym for the Barn Swallow.



Translations for swallow and their definitions

ласточка
     1. n. swallow (bird)


глотать
     1. v. to swallow


проглотить


глотнуть


глоток
     1. n. swallow, draught, gulp


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