mandare giù

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Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to send down”.

Verb

mandàre giù (first-person singular present màndo giù, first-person singular past historic mandài giù, past participle mandàto giù, auxiliary avére)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mandare,‎ giù.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive, also figurative) to swallow
    Synonyms: ingoiare, inghiottire, deglutire, ingozzare, ingolare
    • 2012, John Green, translated by Giorgia Grilli, Colpa delle Stelle , Mondadori, page 123:
      ... e ti ripeti tutte queste cose mentre guardi in alto, verso il soffitto, e poi mandi giù anche se la gola non vuole saperne di deglutire e guardi la persona che ti ama e sorridi.
      ... and you say all of this to yourself while looking up at the ceiling, and then you swallow even though your throat does not want to close and you look at the person who loves you and smile.
      (literally, “... and you repeat to yourself all of these things while you look up, toward the ceiling, and then you swallow even if your throat does not want to know how to swallow and look at the person who loves you and smile.”)

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