Polyglot Dictionary

deglutir

/deɣluˈtiɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
deglutto
preterite (yo)
deglutí
past participle
deglutido

Meaning

  1. to swallow

    • Le cuesta deglutir.

      He has difficulty swallowing.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

tragar

deglutir is the medical or technical term for "to swallow"; tragar is the everyday word.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

engolir

engolir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to swallow."

Portuguese

tragar

tragar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to swallow."

Practice

1 What does deglutir mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le cuesta ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches deglutir?

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