tragarse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tragarse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.tragar VB trans

1.1. tragar comida/agua/medicina:

tragar

to swallow

1.2. tragar lágrimas:

tragar

to choke back

tragar

to hold back

2. tragar inf (soportar):

tragar

to put up with

ha tenido que tragar mucho

she's had to put up with a lot

no (poder) tragar a alg. inf personalmente no lo trago o no lo puedo tragar

personally I can't stand him o I find him hard to take inf

II.tragar VB intr

1.1. tragar PHYSIOL:

tragar

to swallow

1.2. tragar inf (comer):

¡cómo traga este niño!

this kid really puts away his food! inf

2. tragar Spain inf (caer, picar):

tragar

to fall for it

3. tragar RioPl inf (estudiar):

tragar

to cram

tragar

to grind Am inf

tragar

to swot (for an exam) Brit inf

III.tragarse VB vpr

1.1. tragarse (enfático):

tragarse comida

to swallow

fumaba pero no se tragaba el humo

he used to smoke but he didn't inhale

1.2. tragarse (enfático):

tragarse lágrimas

to choke back

tragarse lágrimas

to hold back

tragarse orgullo

to swallow

tragarse angustia

to suppress

tragarse angustia

to hold back

1.3. tragarse (enfático) (absorber):

tragarse mar:

to swallow up

tragarse mar:

to engulf

hace años que no lo veo, se lo tragó la tierra

I haven't seen him for years, he's just disappeared off the face of the earth

la campaña se había tragado todos sus ahorros

the campaign had swallowed up o used up all their savings

1.4. tragarse (enfático) máquina/teléfono:

se traga las monedas y se corta

it takes the coins and then you get cut off

1.5. tragarse Spain inf:

tragarse (enfático) (comerse)

to put away inf

2.1. tragarse inf (soportar):

tragarse

to put up with

tiene que tragarse todos los insultos del jefe

he has to put up with o take all the boss's insults

2.2. tragarse inf:

tragarse programa/obra

to watch

tragarse programa/obra

to sit through

tragarse recital

to listen to

tragarse recital

to sit through

3. tragarse inf excusa/cuento:

tragarse

to fall for inf

tragarse

to buy inf

4. tragarse Col inf:

tragarse

to fall in love

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

morder o tragarse el anzuelo

to swallow o take the bait

morder o tragarse el anzuelo

to rise to the bait Brit

Translations for tragarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

gulp back

tragarse

chug

tragarse

gobble up

tragarse

choke back

tragarse

inhale (when smoking)

tragarse el humo

swallow up money/time

tragarse inf

swallow up

tragarse

swallow lies

tragarse inf

swallow insult/taunts

tragarse

swallow anger

tragarse

to swallow one's pride

tragarse el orgullo

gobble

tragarse inf

tragarse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tragarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to eat humble pie

tragarse las palabras

to put one's pride in one's pocket

tragarse el orgullo

to pocket one's pride

tragarse el orgullo

to swallow one's pride

tragarse el orgullo

sink bottle

tragarse

to swallow sth whole

tragarse algo entero