swallow

swallow
swallow [{{t}}'swɒləʊ]
1 transitive verb
(a) (food, drink, medicine) avaler;
he almost swallowed his tongue il a failli avaler sa langue
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (believe) avaler, croire ;
she swallowed the story whole elle a avalé ou cru toute l'histoire;
he'll swallow anything il avalerait n'importe quoi;
I find it hard to swallow j'ai du mal à avaler ça
(c) (accept unprotestingly) avaler, accepter;
I find it hard to swallow je trouve ça un peu raide;
I'm not going to swallow that sort of treatment pas question que j'accepte d'être traité de cette façon
(d) (repress) ravaler;
to swallow one's anger/disappointment ravaler sa colère/sa déception;
he had to swallow his pride il a dû ravaler sa fierté
(e) (retract)
to swallow one's words ravaler ses paroles
(f) (absorb) engloutir;
they were soon swallowed by the crowd la foule eut tôt fait de les engloutir;
I wished the ground would open up and swallow me j'aurais voulu être à six pieds sous terre
2 intransitive verb
avaler, déglutir;
it hurts when I swallow j'ai mal quand j'avale;
she swallowed hard and continued her speech elle avala sa salive et poursuivit son discours
3 noun
(a) (action) gorgée f;
she took a long swallow of champagne elle prit ou but une grande gorgée de champagne;
he finished his drink with one swallow il finit sa boisson d'un trait ou d'un seul coup
(b) {{}}Ornithology{{}} hirondelle f;
{{}}proverb{{}} one swallow doesn't make a summer une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps
►► {{}}British{{}} swallow dive saut m de l'ange;
{{}}British{{}} swallow hole gouffre m, aven m
swallow up separable transitive verb
engloutir;
the Baltic States were swallowed up by the Soviet Union les pays Baltes ont été engloutis par l'Union soviétique;
they were soon swallowed up in the mist ils furent bientôt noyés dans la brume;
they were swallowed up in the crowd ils ont disparu dans la foule

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