swallow
gb/swˈɑloʊ/ us/swˈɑloʊ/
A2
انگریزی
~ 1300
lenyel, visszafojt, félreteszi a büszkeségét, fecske, eltűr, tudomásul vesz
فعل
A2
1
lenyel
A2
استعمال کا انداز:
to swallow [food/drink]
She swallowed the last bite of her sandwich.
Lenyelte az utolsó falatot a szendvicséből.
He took a sip of water and swallowed it quickly.
Ivott egy korty vizet, és gyorsan lenyelte.
It was hard to swallow the large pill without water.
The medicine should be swallowed whole, not chewed.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
I swallow my food slowly.
Lassan nyelem le az ételt.
Please swallow the pill with water.
Kérlek, vízzel nyeld le a tablettát.
He swallowed the bread quickly.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'swallow' with 'sip' — 'sip' means to take a small amount into the mouth, not necessarily to send it to the stomach.
معنی
Make food or drink go down
لفظی تراکیب
swallow hard
|swallow quickly
|swallow whole
|swallow pills
ہم معنی الفاظ
ingest (More formal or technical; often used in scientific or medical contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
spit out (Means to force something out of the mouth instead of letting it go down the throat.)
موضوعات
daily life
|health
|body
تعریف
To make food or drink go from your mouth to your stomach.
To cause food, drink, or another substance in the mouth to move down the throat into the stomach.
فعل
B1
2
استعمال کا انداز:
to swallow [emotion/reaction]
She swallowed her pride and asked for help.
Félretette a büszkeségét, és segítséget kért.
He swallowed his anger and smiled politely.
Visszafojtotta a haragját, és udvariasan mosolygott.
I had to swallow my disappointment when I didn’t get the job.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
He swallowed his anger.
Visszafojtotta a haragját.
I swallowed my pride and said sorry.
Félretettem a büszkeségemet, és bocsánatot kértem.
She swallowed her fear and went on stage.
عام غلطی:
Learners may take this literally when it is used figuratively for emotions.
معنی
Hold back emotion or reaction
لفظی تراکیب
swallow pride
|swallow anger
|swallow disappointment
ہم معنی الفاظ
suppress (More formal and general; can apply to emotions, actions, or information.)
متضاد الفاظ
express (To openly show feelings instead of holding them back.)
موضوعات
emotions
|communication
تعریف
To stop yourself from showing how you feel.
To try to stop yourself from showing a strong emotion such as anger, sadness, or nervousness.
اسم
B1
3
fecske
A2
A swallow flew over the field.
Egy fecske repült át a mező fölött.
Every spring, swallows return to nest in our barn.
A fecskék minden tavasszal visszatérnek, hogy a pajtánkban fészkeljenek.
The sky was full of swallows at dusk.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
I saw a swallow in the sky.
Láttam egy fecskét az égen.
The swallow is flying fast.
A fecske gyorsan repül.
Swallows come in summer.
معنی
Small migratory bird
لفظی تراکیب
barn swallow
|flock of swallows
ہم معنی الفاظ
martin (A closely related type of bird; not exactly the same species.)
موضوعات
nature
|animals
تعریف
A small bird with long wings and a tail that looks like it has two parts.
A small, fast-flying bird with long pointed wings and a forked tail, found worldwide and known for long migrations.
فعل
B2
4
استعمال کا انداز:
to swallow [criticism/insult/truth]
He had to swallow the criticism from his boss.
Kénytelen volt eltűrni a főnökétől kapott kritikát.
She swallowed the insult and changed the subject.
Lenyelte a sértést, és témát váltott.
Sometimes you just have to swallow the truth and move on.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
She swallowed the bad news.
Tudomásul vette a rossz hírt.
He swallowed the insult.
Lenyelte a sértést.
I swallowed the truth and stayed quiet.
معنی
Accept something unpleasant silently
لفظی تراکیب
swallow criticism
|swallow an insult
ہم معنی الفاظ
endure (Focuses more on continuing through difficulty; less about lack of protest.)
متضاد الفاظ
object (To speak against something you do not accept.)
موضوعات
emotions
|social
|communication
تعریف
To accept something bad without saying anything.
To accept something difficult, unpleasant, or unfair without showing protest.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
swallow
IPA
GB/swˈɑloʊ/
US/swˈɑloʊ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
swal - low (2 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (swal)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: swallow
- Plural: swallows
Verb
- Base: swallow
- 3rd Person Singular: swallows
- Present Participle: swallowing
- Past: swallowed
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
swallows
noun
swallowing
verb
swallowed
verb
Related words
swallowable
adjective
عبارات
hard to swallow
1/hˈɑɹd tə swˈɑloʊ/
idiom
Difficult to believe or accept
Something that is hard to believe or accept.
مثالیں
- His excuse was hard to swallow.
- The news about the closure was hard to swallow for many employees.
swallow up
1/swˈɑloʊ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Absorb completely; take over fully
To take in or cover something completely so it cannot be seen or separate anymore.
مثالیں
- The larger company swallowed up its smaller rival.
- The waves swallowed up the boat.
swallow whole
1/swˈɑloʊ hˈoʊl/
fixed phrase
Take in completely without question/chewing
To eat something without chewing, or to believe something without thinking about it carefully.
مثالیں
- The snake swallowed the mouse whole.
- You shouldn’t just swallow whole everything you read online.
swallow your pride
1/swˈɑloʊ jˈʊɹ pɹˈaɪd/
idiom
Do something despite embarrassment
To do something even though it makes you feel embarrassed or less important.
مثالیں
- I had to swallow my pride and ask for directions.
- She swallowed her pride and apologized first.