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глоток

Translation of глоток

swallow

Meaning of глоток

Russian

проглатывание пищи или жидкости

English

the action of passing food or liquid down the throat

swallow

Transcription and pronunciation of глоток

глото́к

stress on the 2nd syllable

Transcription
[ɡlɐˈtok]
In Latin letters
glotok

Traps and common mistakes

Глоток or глотать?

глотать

глотать = to swallow (the verb)

Don't mix them up. The action — глотать; one swallow, one gulp — глоток.

Мне больно глотать.

It hurts me to swallow.

Он сделал маленький глоток кофе.

He took a small swallow of coffee.

Глоток or ласточка?

ласточка

ласточка = swallow, the small fast bird

Don't mix them up. The bird — ласточка; one gulp of water or tea — глоток.

Над рекой низко летают ласточки.

Swallows are flying low over the river.

Сделай хоть глоток чая, станет легче.

Take at least a swallow of tea, you'll feel better.

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  1. She took a swallow and set the glass down.

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    Она сделала глоток и поставила стакан.

  2. He drank the medicine in one swallow.

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    Он выпил лекарство одним глотком.

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проглатывание

Bookish or medical: the process of swallowing.

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What does глоток mean?

the action of passing food or liquid down the throat

How do you pronounce глоток?

глоток is pronounced [ɡlɐˈtok], in Latin letters “glotok”.

How is глоток used in a sentence?

She took a swallow and set the glass down. Translation: Она сделала глоток и поставила стакан.

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