Polyglot Dictionary

tragar

/tɾaˈɡaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
trago
preterite (eu)
traguei
past participle
tragado

Meaning

  1. to swallow

    • Tragou o remédio.

      He swallowed the medicine.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

engolir

tragar is more intense or complete, to gulp down or swallow whole; engolir is the everyday word — both mean "to swallow."

Similar in other languages

German

schlucken

schlucken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to swallow."

Spanish

deglutir

deglutir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to swallow."

Spanish

tragar

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

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