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The Swedish word for to swallow is
svälja





to swallow



Translations for to swallow and their definitions

svälja ©
     1. v. to swallow
           Jag råkade svälja en fluga en gång. - I accidentally swallowed a fly once.


svala
     1. adj. singular definite of sval
     2. adj. plural of sval
     3. n-c. swallow (bird)


ladusvala
     1. n-c. barn swallow, (Hirundo rustica)


sluka
     1. v. to devour, to swallow (swallow (something big) all at once (almost) without chewing, sometimes hyperbolically)
     2. v. (figuratively) to devour with one's eyes or the like
           Han slukade henne med blicken - He devoured her with his eyes
     3. v. (figuratively) to use up a lot of something
           elslukande - power-hungry ("electricity-devouring")
     4. v. (figuratively) to swallow; to make something disappear without leaving a trace, especially about a swallow or chasm of the earth, or in the sea


svalg
     1. n-n. a chasm or abyss of the Earth
     2. n-n. (anatomy) pharynx


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