What does trago in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word trago in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use trago in Spanish.

The word trago in Spanish means sip, swig, drink, nip, ordeal, blow, tragus, swallow, gulp down, put up with, guzzle, swallow, suppress, fall for, have a drink, hard time, rough patch, bitter pill to swallow, tall drink, long drink. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word trago

sip, swig

nombre masculino (sorbo) (small amount)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La oradora tomó un trago de su vaso y continuó hablando.
The speaker took a sip (or: swig) from her cup and carried on talking.

drink, nip

nombre masculino (bebida alcohólica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vamos a tomar un trago al bar de la esquina.
Let's go have a drink (or: nip) at the bar around the corner.

ordeal, blow

nombre masculino (mala experiencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Fue un trago tener que darle aquella noticia.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. That family has been through so many ordeals this year and I don't know if they could handle any more.

tragus

nombre masculino (parte de la oreja) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El paciente presentaba enrojecimiento en los tragos de ambas orejas.
The patient had redness in the tragus of both ears.

swallow

verbo transitivo (ingerir, engullir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La dificultad para tragar alimentos recibe el nombre de disfagia y es más común en perros que en gatos.
Difficulty swallowing food is called dysphagia and is more common in dogs than in cats.

gulp down

verbo transitivo (coloquial (comer vorazmente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El apetito desenfrenado no es normal y tú no comes, ¡tragas!
Unrestrained appetite is not normal, and you don't eat you gulp down!

put up with

verbo transitivo (persona: aguantar, soportar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
No trago a mi suegro, es un imbécil.
I can't put up with my father-in-law, he is an idiot.

guzzle

verbo transitivo (coloquial (cosa: gastar, consumir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mi coche es de ocho cilindros y traga gasolina a lo bestia.
My car is an eight cylinder and it guzzles gas like a beast.

swallow

verbo transitivo (figurado, coloquial (someterse, consentir) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
No voy a tragar con tus exigencias, no puedes darme órdenes.
I'm not going to swallow your demands, you can't boss me around.

suppress

verbo pronominal (coloquial (contenerse, reprimirse) (figurative: remain silent)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Se tragó sus objeciones sobre la viabilidad proyecto para no contrariar a su jefe.
He suppressed his objections about the viability of the project because he didn't want to contradict his boss.

fall for

verbo pronominal (coloquial (creerse cualquier cosa) (figurative: naive)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Es muy crédula, se traga cualquier cuento, está convencida de que la Luna es de queso.
She is very gullible and falls for anything. She is convinced that the moon is made of cheese.

have a drink

locución verbal (coloquial (beber una copa)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Voy a echarme un trago antes del vuelo.

hard time, rough patch

locución nominal masculina (figurado (mal momento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La enfermedad de mi padre fue un mal trago para toda la familia, pero ya vendrán mejores tiempos.
My father's illness was a hard time for the whole family, but better times are ahead.

bitter pill to swallow

locución nominal masculina (figurado (una mala experiencia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ver a mi ex novia con un nuevo hombre fue un trago amargo.
Seeing my ex-girlfriend with a new man was a bitter pill to swallow.

tall drink, long drink

(bebida, coctel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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