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Translation of swallow – English–French dictionary

swallow

   /ˈswɒloʊ/
to cause food to go down your throat, or make your throat move in this way
avaler
She swallowed the mouthful of rice. Elle avala la bouchée de riz.
It hurts when I swallow. Ça me fait mal quand j’avale.
hard/difficult to swallow
familiar difficile à avaler
Not getting the promotion was hard to swallow. Ne pas avoir cette promotion a été difficile à avaler.
swallow your pride
to do sth even though it embarrasses you
ravaler sa fierté
I knew I’d have to swallow my pride and apologize. Je savais que je devrais ravaler ma fierté et m’excuser.

swallow

   /ˈswɒloʊ/
a small bird with a tail in the shape of a ’V’
an act of swallowing
déglutition [ feminine ]
a painful swallow une déglutition douloureuse

(Translation of swallow from the GLOBAL English-French Dictionary © 2016 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Translation of swallow | PASSWORD English-French Dictionary

swallow

 
verb
  /ˈswoləu/
to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach
avaler
Try to swallow the pill
His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.
to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest
avaler
You’ll never get her to swallow that story!

swallow

 
noun
 

swallow

 
noun
  /ˈswoləu/
a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.

(Translation of swallow from the PASSWORD English-French Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of swallow

swallow
I repeat, the propaganda must have been very powerful to make us keep on swallowing one impossible lie after another.
Il faut, je le répète, que la propagande soit bien puissante pour nous faire avaler inlassablement de pénibles mensonges.
I repeat, the propaganda must have been very powerful to make us keep on swallowing one impossible lie after another.
Il faut, je le répète, que la propagande soit bien puissante pour nous faire avaler inlassablement de pénibles mensonges.
You only have to take a closer look at it in order not to swallow what the lobbyists in the corridors are trying to delude you into believing.
Il suffit de l’examiner d’un peu plus près pour ne pas avaler ce que les lobbyistes qui arpentent nos couloirs essaient de nous faire croire.
You only have to take a closer look at it in order not to swallow what the lobbyists in the corridors are trying to delude you into believing.
Il suffit de l’examiner d’un peu plus près pour ne pas avaler ce que les lobbyistes qui arpentent nos couloirs essaient de nous faire croire.
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Translations of swallow

in Chinese (Traditional)
咽喉, 吞嚥,吞下,嚥下, (因為緊張、害怕或要開始說話而)做吞嚥動作,吞口水…
in Chinese (Simplified)
咽喉, 吞咽,吞下,咽下, (因为紧张、害怕或要开始说话而)做吞咽动作,咽口水…
in Spanish
tragar, tragar saliva, trago…
in Portuguese
engolir, andorinha, andorinha [feminine]…
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गिळणे, आवंढा, हरकत न घेता मान्य करणे…
~を飲み込む, 飲み下す, ツバメ…
yutmak, yutkunmak, kanmak…
empassar-se, oreneta…
slikken, het slikken, zwaluw…
உணவு, பானம், மாத்திரைகள் போன்றவற்றை ஏற்படுத்த வேண்டும். உங்கள் தொண்டையின் தசைகளைப் பயன்படுத்தி உங்கள் வாயிலிருந்து உங்கள் வயிற்றுக்குள் செல்ல…
(भोजन, पेय, दवाई आदि) निगलना…
ગળી જવું (ખોરાક, પીણું, દવા…
sluge, synke, synkebevægelse…
svälja, sväljning, klunk…
menelan, terima bulat-bulat, telan…
schlucken, für bare Münze nehmen, das Schlucken…
svelge, svale [masculine], svelging [masculine]…
نگلنا, گھبراہٹ یا خوف سے تھوک نگلنا, جذب کرنا…
ковтати, проковтнути, стерпіти…
глотать, смириться с чем-либо, принимать на веру…
మింగు, భయంతో లేక నమ్మకం లేక, లేక ఏదో చెప్పబోతూ గొంతు కండరాలు మింగుతున్నట్టు కదులు…
يَبْتَلِع, سُنونو…
গিলে ফেলা, ঢোক গেলা…
polknout, spolknout, polknutí…
menelan, penelanan, burung walet…
กลืน, ยอมเชื่อง่าย ๆ, การกลืน…
nuốt, nén, chịu đựng…
połykać, łykać, przełykać…
-을 삼키다, 제비…
inghiottire, rondine, ingoiare…
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