Translation for "to swot" to spanish

To swot

verb

• empollar

Translation examples

empollar verb

I’ve had to do a lot of swotting.’
He tenido que empollar de firme.

You don't get really interesting history in swot books like that."
No hay nada interesante en esos libros para empollar.

It's awful to swot over your work when a person like that sits opposite, glowering and grumbling and chewing !'
¡Es horrible empollar con una persona así delante, que no cesa de gruñir y masticar en todo el día!

Faithful to his intention of swotting astrogation as hard as possible, Matt had brought some typical problems along.
Fiel a su intención de empollar tanta astrogación como pudiera, Matt se había traído unos típicos problemas.

Like how I’m going to get this young idiot to pass his exam when every time I sit down to swot up, my blasted wife sticks her oar in.”
Por ejemplo, de cómo voy a conseguir que ese pequeño idiota apruebe el examen si cada vez que me siento a empollar, mi maldita esposa mete su cuchara.