tragar in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tragar 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

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tragar bilis inf no tuve más remedio que tragar bilis

I had no choice but to take it o to put up with it

tragar bilis inf no tuve más remedio que tragar bilis

I just had to lump it inf

tragar quina Spain inf me insultó y tuve que tragar quina

he insulted me and I just had to take it o put up with it

tragar saliva

to swallow hard

decidió tragar saliva y seguir como si no lo hubiera oído

he decided to swallow his anger/pride and carry on as if he hadn't heard

Translations for tragar in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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swot up

tragar RioPl inf

force down

tragar (a duras penas)

swallow mouthful/food/drink

tragar

I'll make her swallow her words

se va a tener que tragar lo que dijo

swallow

tragar

I'm finding it painful to swallow

me duele al tragar

to swallow hard

tragar saliva

mug up

tragar RioPl inf

to mug up on sth

tragar algo RioPl inf

I'll kick your teeth in!

¡te voy a hacer tragar los dientes! inf

swot

tragar RioPl inf

tragar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tragar in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.tragar VB trans, refl g → gu

tragar (comida, bebida, crítica)

to swallow

tragar (historia, mentira)

to fall for

tuve que tragarme el enfado

I had to hold back my anger

ése se lo traga todo fig

he believes everything you tell him

¡trágame tierra!

I wish the ground would open up and swallow me!

II.tragar VB trans

1. tragar (soportar):

no tragar a alguien

to not be able to stand sb

2. tragar:

tragar (consumir)

to down

tragar (absorber)

to soak up

3. tragar (aguantar):

tuvimos que tragar toda la conferencia

we had to sit through the whole conference

tragar saliva

to eat crow

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tragar saliva fig

to conceal one's feelings

tragar quina fig

to put up with a lot

no tuve más remedio que tragar bilis

I had no choice but to put up with it

Translations for tragar in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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swallow down

tragar

swallow up

tragar

get down

tragar

swallow

tragar

swallow

tragar saliva

guzzle (drink)

tragar

devour

tragar

tragar Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

no tragar a alguien

to not be able to stand sb

tuvimos que tragar toda la conferencia

we had to sit through the whole conference

tragar saliva

to eat crow

tragar el humo al fumar

to inhale cigarette smoke

morder [o picar en] [o tragar] el anzuelo

to take the bait

tragar saliva fig

to conceal one's feelings

tragar quina fig

to put up with a lot

no tuve más remedio que tragar bilis

I had no choice but to put up with it