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Meaning of بلع in English and Arabic

بلعبَلَعَ - فعل

1) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

بلعبَلَعَ الطعام الطَّعَامَ أوأَوِ الشراب الشَّرَابَ أيأَيْ أنزله من فمه إلى معدتهأَنْزَلَهُ مِنْ فَمِهِ إِلَىْ مَعِدَتِهِ

[transitive, intransitive] to make food, drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach

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  ∘ Simple past of the verb swallow

swallowed

  ∘ Past participle of the verb swallow

swallowed

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  ∘ past tense conjugation in Arabic بلعبَلَعَ

بلعبَلَعَ

  ∘ present & future tenses conjugation in Arabic بلعبَلَعَ

يبلعيَبْلَعُ

  ∘ imperative mood conjugation in Arabic بلعبَلَعَ

ابلعابْلَعْ

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

تبلع تَبْلَعُ معظممُعْظَمُ الثعابين فريستها الثَّعَابِيْنِ فَرِيْسَتَهَا لقمةلُقْمَةً واحدةوَاحِدَةً

Most snakes swallow their prey whole

امضغ طعامك امْضَغْ طَعَامَكَ جيداجَيِّدًا قبلقَبْلَ بلعه (= بَلْعِهِ (= أنأَنْ تبلعه)تَبْلَعَهُ)

Chew your food well before swallowing it

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لالَا يمكنني أن أبلع يُمْكِنُنِيْ أَنْ أَبْلَعَ بيسربِيُسْرٍ إذإِذْ أن حلقي ملتهبأَنَّ حَلْقِيْ مُلْتَهِبٌ

I can't swallow easily as my throat is sore

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

بلع - فعل

2) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

بلع أي بَلَعَ أَيْ حركحَرَّكَ عضلات حلقه عَضَلَاتِ حَلْقِهِ كماكَمَا لولَوْ كان يبلع شيئا أو بلع ريقه لأنه متوتركَانَ يَبْلَعُ شَيْئًا أَوْ بَلَعَ رِيْقَهُ لِأَنَّهُ مُتَوَتِّرٌ

[intransitive] to move the muscles of your throat as if you were swallowing something, especially because you are nervous

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

بلع ريقه بَلَعَ رِيْقَهُ ثمثُمَّ أخبرها بالأخبار السيئةأَخْبَرَهَا بِالأَخْبَارِ السَّيِّئَةِ

He swallowed hard and told her the bad news

بلعت ريقها قبل أن تتكلمبَلَعْتَ رِيْقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ

She swallowed before speaking

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

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بلع - فعل

3) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

بلع أي بَلَعَ أَيْ غطىغَطَّىْ شيئا شَيْئًا مامَا بصورة كاملة بحيث يختفي بشكل كامل كأنه بِصُوْرَةٍ كَامِلَةٍ بِحَيْثُ يَخْتَفِيْ بِشَكْلٍ كَامِلٍ كَأَنَّهُ لملَمْ يوجديُوْجَدُ

[transitive, often passive] to take somebody/something in or completely cover them/it so that they/it cannot be seen or exist separately any longer

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

بلعها الظلامبَلَعَهَا الظَّلَامُ

She was swallowed by the darkness

بلعت المدن مساحات شاسعة بَلَعَتِ المُدُنُ مَسَاحَاتٍ شَاسِعَةً منمِنَ الغاباتالغَابَاتِ

Large areas of the forests have been swallowed up by towns

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بلعت الشركات الكبيرة بَلَعَتِ الشَّرِكَاتُ الكَبِيْرَةُ شركاتشَرِكَاتٍ صغيرة كثيرةصَغِيْرَةً كَثِيْرَةً

Many small businesses have been swallowed by large companies

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

بلع - فعل

4) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

بلع المال أي استهلكه جميعابَلَعَ المَالَ أَيِ اسْتَهْلَكَهُ جَمِيْعًا

[transitive] swallow somebody/something (up) to use up something completely, especially an amount of money

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

يبلع الإيجار معظم راتبييَبْلَعُ الإِيْجَارُ مُعْظَمَ رَاتِبِيْ

Most of my salary gets swallowed (up) by the rent

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

بلع - فعل

5) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

بلع مشاعره أي أخفاها أو بَلَعَ مَشَاعِرَهُ أَيْ أَخْفَاهَا أَوْ تنازلتَنَازَلَ عنهاعَنْهَا

​[transitive] swallow something to hide your feelings

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

أجبروا أُجْبِرُوْا علىعَلَىْ بلع (= أن يبلعوا) كبريائهمبَلْعِ (= أَنْ يَبْلَعُوْا) كِبْرِيَائِهِمْ

They were forced to swallow their pride

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

بلع - فعل

6) swallow - verb

  ∘ Meaning of swallow in Arabic and English:

بلع بَلَعَ إهانةإِهَانَةً أو أَوْ شتيمةشَتِيْمَةً أي قبلها ولم يرد عليهاأَيْ قَبِلَهَا وَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهَا

[transitive] swallow something to accept offensive remarks, criticisms, etc. without complaining or protesting

  ∘ Example of swallow in Arabic and English

بلع بَلَعَ جميعجَمِيْعَ الشتائم والإهاناتالشَّتَائِمَ وَالإِهَانَاتِ

He swallowed all remarks and insults

  ∘ How to pronounce swallow in English?

swallow is pronounced in English as

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