Meanings (ES + gloss)
garganta • gorja
The front aspect of the neck; the outside of the throat.
garganta • gorja
The inside of the throat; the esophagus, the gullet; (falconry, specifically) the crop or gizzard of a hawk.
Then as it [a giant serpent] opened its gorge with a gasp, Darra his son made a running bound, And keeping his sharp skian firm in his grasp, Dived headlong into its throat profoun…
desfiladero • garganta • gorja
A deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky sides, particularly one with a stream running through it; a ravine.
As far as the eye can reach is a sea of green tree tops, with occasionally a deep rift where there is a chasm. Here and there are silver threads where the rivers wind in deep gorge…
It is moreover certain that for eight or nine months of the year, the great rivers rush from their gorges into the mountains as torrents of clear water, or only, in the hot months,…
Phrases
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
atiborrarse de • devorar • hartarse de • vorar
To stuff the gorge or gullet with food; to eat greedily and in large quantities.
"Friend," he said, after watching him for some minutes, "if thou gorgest thyself in this fashion, thou wilt assuredly choak. Wilt thou not take a draught out of my cup to help down…
They gorged themselves on chocolate and cake.