schlucken

Significat (anglès)

1. (intransitive,transitive,weak) to swallow
2. (intransitive,weak) to gulp (swallow one's spittle out of fear etc.)
3. (figuratively,transitive,weak) to gobble up (annex, e.g. another company)
4. (figuratively,transitive,weak) to swallow; to accept; to put up with
5. (figuratively,transitive,weak) to buy, to be deceived by

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈʃlʊkən/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Middle High German slucken, from Old High German (attested in the derived noun slucko (“glutton”)), probably ultimately onomatopoeic. Cognate with Dutch slokken.