Trágala in english
pronunciation: teɪkɪt part of speech: none
tragar = gulp (down) ; inhale ; swallow ; swallow up ; stomach ; guzzle.
Example: At these words he gulped loudly, spilling his coffee recklessly, and then said 'Right now!'.Example: Did you know that a non-smoker in an enclosed space can inhale the equivalent of one cigarette an hour?.Example: The new reference librarian swallowed hard and said 'I can't believe all this,' scarcely knowing what else to say.Example: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Example: Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.Example: He has confessed that he used to guzzle cough syrup when he was at the peak of his drug addiction.more:
» a beber y a tragar que el mundo se va a acabar = eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die) .
Example: Before we get down to business, let's eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die," the CEO said after everyone had arrived.» desaparecer como si (se) + Pronombre + hubiera/hubiese tragado la tierra = melt into + thin air ; evaporate into + thin air ; disappear into + thin air ; vanish into + thin air .
Example: Austrian police are looking for 18 tons of chocolate stolen from an Austrian factory by a driver who melted into thin air. Example: Their debates have operated with a more fluid notion of power, which at times has become so fluid as to evaporate into thin air. Example: Another trick makes an enormous elephant seem to disappeared into thin air. Example: The Soviet Union's cultural presence in Prague, Budapest, and Warsaw vanished into thin air the moment the last Russian soldier departed.» hacer tragar a la fuerza = ram + Nombre + down + Posesivo + throat ; force + Nombre + down + Posesivo + throat .
Example: I don't mind people being gay, just don't ram it down my throat. Example: If you're trying to convince people of something the last thing you want to do is force it down their throats.» no tragar Algo o Alguien = stick in + Posesivo + craw .
Example: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".» tragar + la tierra = crawl under + Posesivo + bed [Generalmente para indicar que a uno le da vergüenza de lo ha hecho] .
Example: Whether that excites you and causes you to jump up and down with joy or makes you want to crawl under your bed, sob for a little bit, and then buy the first ticket out of here to Canada.» tragarse = gobble up ; fall for ; put away ; scoff ; guzzle ; hoover up ; gorge .
Example: From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry). Example: Librarians make the mistake of seeing community information as being just another type of information, and they fall for some very basic fallacies. Example: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap. Example: The birds -- known as monk parakeets -- won't stop scoffing the farmers' crops -- they're not fussy about what they eat. Example: He has confessed that he used to guzzle cough syrup when he was at the peak of his drug addiction. Example: A lot of the median wage earner's money has been hoovered up by the health care system. Example: I stopped gorging everything close at hand and watching TV continually I became more interested in exercise.» tragarse a Alguien la tierra = disappear into + the blue ; vanish into + the blue ; vanish from + the face of the earth ; disappear from/off + the face of the earth ; drop off + the face of the earth .
Example: We're all puzzled by the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle where hundreds of boats and planes have disappeared into the blue leaving no trace at all. Example: All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue. Example: The plot is about a scientist who wakes up one morning to find that everyone except him seems to have vanished from the face of the earth. Example: Religion has never disappeared from the face of the earth, no matter how we dislike, it is here to stay. Example: You can't choose your family, but you can give them the stink eye and wish they dropped off the face of the earth.» tragarse de un golpe = gulp + Bebida + down in one swig .
Example: There I was sitting at the bar staring at my drink when a large, trouble-making biker steps up next to me, grabs my drink and gulps it down in one swig.» tragarse el amor propio = swallow + Posesivo + pride .
Example: I say in the interests of the club and its supporters, Phil Gartside should swallow his pride and move heaven and earth to get Sam back here.» tragarse el orgullo = swallow + Posesivo + pride .
Example: I say in the interests of the club and its supporters, Phil Gartside should swallow his pride and move heaven and earth to get Sam back here.» tragarse las palabras = bite + Posesivo + tongue ; swallow + Posesivo + words .
Example: I've been trying to bite my tounge and let him do things his own way. Example: I told my teacher that I would be on that stage collecting my Oscar one day and she would have to swallow her words = Le dije a mi profesora que un día subiría a ese escenaría a recoger my Oscar y que tendría que tragarse las palabras.» tragarse lo que Uno ha dicho = eat + Posesivo + words ; eat + humble pie ; eat + crow ; eat + dirt .
Example: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words. Example: I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back. Example: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow. Example: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.» tragarse una pastilla = pop + a pill .
Example: The media creates the image that solutions to stress can come from popping a pill or taking a swig from a bottle.