بَلَعَ الطَّعَامَ (balaˁa ṭ-ṭaˁām-a)

He swallowed the food (means, without chewing it).

(prov.) لَا يَصْلُحُ رَفِيقًا مِنْ لمْ يَبْتَلِعْ رِيقًا (lā yaṣluhu rafīq-an min lam yabtaliˁ rīq-an);

اِبْتَلَعَ رِيقَه (ˀibtalaˁa rīqa-hu)

He is not suitable, or fit, for being a companion who does not swallow his spittle (means, who does not restrain his anger);

He swallowed his saliva (means, he restrained his anger).

Nyeli a galuskát, nyeli az orvosságot, nyeli a vizet.

Swallow the dumplings, swallow the medicine, swallow the water.

Keserűt nyel, sok mérget nyel.

(S)he restrains sadness, restains annoyance.

Долго ги џвакаше и полека ги голташе парчињата месо.

He chewed them for a long time and slowly swallowed the pieces of meat.

1) Ги голташе навредите од мајка си. 

2) Молчеше и ја голташе тагата.

1) He restrained from reaction after the insults from his mother.

2) He was silent and restrained the sadness.

проглотить кусок хлеба

to swallow a piece of bread

проглотить обиду

to restrain from reaction after offence

гутати храну, гутати супу

to swallow food, to swallow soup

1) гутати гнев, гутати тугу
2) гутати нечије увреде

1) to restrain anger, to restrain sadness
2) to restrain from reaction after someone's insults

Böyle büyük bir hapı yutmak zordu.

It was difficult to swallow such a large pill.

1) ben bu ağır lakırdıları yutmam
2) Gururunu yutmak zorunda.

1) I will not tolerate such hard words.
2) He has to swallow his pride.