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to swill
01
ingurgitare, travolgere
to quickly and often carelessly consume large amounts of liquid, particularly alcoholic drinks
Transitive: to swill a liquid
Esempi
After the victory, they decided to swill celebratory champagne.
Dopo la vittoria, hanno deciso di tracannare lo champagne celebrativo.
The sailors would gather at the tavern to swill rum after a long day at sea.
I marinai si riunivano alla taverna per ingurgitare rum dopo una lunga giornata in mare.
02
nutrire, dare da mangiare
to feed an animal with leftover food or liquid waste
Transitive: to swill an animal
Esempi
He swilled the pigs every morning with the kitchen scraps.
Lui nutriva i maiali ogni mattina con gli scarti della cucina.
The farmer swilled his hogs with a mixture of leftovers from the farm.
Il contadino nutriva i suoi maiali con una miscela di avanzi della fattoria.
Swill
01
liquid or semi-liquid food, often consisting of kitchen scraps mixed with water or milk, typically fed to pigs
Esempi
The farmer poured swill into the pig trough.
Pigs eagerly devoured the swill left over from the kitchen.
Albero Lessicale
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