Portuguese-English translations for engolir

swallow
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This is a very bitter pill to swallow. É uma pílula difícil de engolir.I must say that that takes a lot of swallowing! Devo dizer que é preciso engolir em seco!Madam President, what are they trying to make us swallow? Senhora Presidente, o que estão eles a tentar fazer-nos engolir?
buy
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Im going to buy my father something nice for his birthdayIve bought material comfort by foregoing my dreamsHe tried to buy me with gifts, but I wouldnt give up my beliefs

down
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They would not like it if the 2020 job creation programme was shoved down Parliament's throat. Estas não apreciariam que o Parlamento fosse obrigado a engolir o programa de criação de emprego 2020. If you stick a funnel down a goose's throat and force-feed it with maize, there is no way that you are not causing suffering or injury. Quando se enfia um funil na garganta de um ganso e o forçamos a engolir milho não há hipótese nenhuma de não se causar sofrimento ou lesões. This Commission is politically correct; this Commission is intent on forcing even more sameness down our throats with the European Constitution. Esta Comissão é politicamente correcta. Está determinada a fazer-nos engolir ainda mais do mesmo com a nova Constituição Europeia.
drop
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Put three drops of oil into the mixtureOn one side of the road was a 50-foot dropThat was a long drop, but fortunately I didnt break any bones
engulfDesperation engulfed her after her daughters death.Only Noah and his family survived when the Flood engulfed the world.
overwhelmThe dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave.In December 1939 the Soviet Union attacked Finland with overwhelming force.He was overwhelmed with guilt.
take lying downI dont know what they expect, but I am certainly not going to take this lying down.