schlucken
Meaning
- (intransitive, transitive, weak) to swallow
- (intransitive, weak) to gulp (swallow one's spittle out of fear etc.)
- (figuratively, transitive, weak) to gobble up (annex, e.g. another company)
- (figuratively, transitive, weak) to swallow; to accept; to put up with
- (figuratively, transitive, weak) to buy, to be deceived by
Concepts
Synonyms
sich schicken
sacken lassen
darüber schlafen
damit umgehen lernen
leisetreten
zu sich nehmen
Nachsicht üben
über sich ergehen lassen
konnivieren
gefallen lassen
arrangieren mit
in sein Schicksal ergeben
kleiner setzen
gleichmütig ertragen
keinen Aufstand machen
ergeben in
ingestieren
reinpfeifen
reinzischen
Füße stillhalten
nicht protestieren
Translations
tragar
avaler
slikken
engolir
daûrandin
inghiottireFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃlʊkən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German slucken, from Old High German (attested in the derived noun slucko (“glutton”)), probably ultimately onomatopoeic. Cognate with Dutch slokken.
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