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schlucken

swallow

verb SHLOOK-ken Rare

Also means

gulp

Usage Note

schlucken means to swallow food, drink, or a pill. Figuratively it means to put up with something hard to accept: eine Kröte schlucken. The perfect takes haben: Sie hat die Tablette geschluckt.

Examples

"Mit Wasser schluckt er die Tablette."

Natural Translation

With water he swallows the pill.

Literal Translation

With water swallows he the pill.

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