Grammatical class

Verb

engloutir

(transitive) to gulp

Details

Syllables

en-glou-tir

Phonetics

ɑ̃.glu.tiʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

9398

Freq. (movies)

15429

Freq. (news)

35843

Sentences

Voyons quelle quantité de bière ils vont engloutir ce soir.

Let's see how much beer they guzzle tonight.

A1

C'est impoli d'engloutir la nourriture comme ça.

It's rude to wolf down your food like that.

B1

Pense à siroter ta boisson au lieu de l'engloutir.

Remember to sip your drink, not gulp it.

B1

Quand il a faim, Marco est capable d'engloutir un kilo de pâtisseries.

When he's hungry, Marco is capable of wolfing down a kilogram of baked goods.

B1