tragar
gulp (down) ; inhale ; swallow ; swallow up ; stomach ; guzzle.
At these words he gulped loudly, spilling his coffee recklessly, and then said 'Right now!'.
Did you know that a non-smoker in an enclosed space can inhale the equivalent of one cigarette an hour?.
The new reference librarian swallowed hard and said 'I can't believe all this,' scarcely knowing what else to say.
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.
Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.
He has confessed that he used to guzzle cough syrup when he was at the peak of his drug addiction.
a beber y a tragar que el mundo se va a acabar
eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die)
Before we get down to business, let's eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die," the CEO said after everyone had arrived.
como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra
into thin air
Their debates have operated with a more fluid notion of power, which at times has become so fluid as to evaporate into thin air.
no tragar Algo o Alguien
stick in + Posesivo + craw
'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".
tragarse
gobble up
fall for
put away
scoff
guzzle
hoover up
gorge
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).
Librarians make the mistake of seeing community information as being just another type of information, and they fall for some very basic fallacies.
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.
The birds - known as monk parakeets - won't stop scoffing the farmers' crops - they're not fussy about what they eat.
He has confessed that he used to guzzle cough syrup when he was at the peak of his drug addiction.
A lot of the median wage earner's money has been hoovered up by the health care system.
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 + the face of the earth
drop off + the face of the earth
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.
All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue.
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.
Religion has never disappeared from the face of the earth, no matter how we dislike, it is here to stay.
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 el amor propio
swallow + Posesivo + pride
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
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 lo que Uno ha dicho
eat + Posesivo + words
eat + humble pie
eat + crow
eat + dirt
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.
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.
You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.
tragarse una pastilla
pop + pill
The media creates the image that solutions to stress can come from popping a pill or taking a swig from a bottle.
