GULP - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. gulp [Brit ɡʌlp, Am ɡəlp] N

1. gulp (mouthful):

gulp (of liquid)

gorgée f

gulp (of liquid)

lampée f inf

gulp (of air)

bouffée f

gulp (of air)

goulée f

gulp (of food)

bouchée f

to breathe in gulps of air

avaler l'air par bouffées

she drained her glass with or in one gulp

elle a vidé son verre d'un trait

2. gulp (noise):

gulp (nervous)

serrement m de gorge

gulp (tearful)

hoquet m

he swallowed it with a loud gulp

il l'a avalé en déglutissant bruyamment

‘it's my fault, ’ she said with a gulp

‘c'est de ma faute, ’ dit-elle en hoquetant

II. gulp [Brit ɡʌlp, Am ɡəlp] VB trans

1. gulp (swallow):

gulp food, drink

engloutir

gulp air

aspirer

there they were, gulping brandy

ils étaient là en train de boire du cognac à grands traits

2. gulp (in emotion):

‘you're not angry, are you?, ’ he gulped

‘tu n'es pas fâchée, j'espère, ’ dit-il la gorge serrée

III. gulp [Brit ɡʌlp, Am ɡəlp] VB intr

gulp

avoir la gorge serrée

I. gulp back VB [Brit ɡʌlp -, Am ɡəlp -] (gulp back [sth], gulp [sth] back)

gulp back tears:

gulp back

ravaler

I. gulp down VB [Brit ɡʌlp -, Am ɡəlp -] (gulp down [sth], gulp [sth] down)

gulp down food, drink:

gulp down

engloutir

he gulped down his drink and left

il a vidé son verre d'un trait et il est parti

French

English

lampée

gulp

goulée (de liquide)

gulp

goulée (d'air)

gulp

d'une goulée

in one gulp

lamper

to gulp down

hoqueter de frayeur

to gulp with fright

gorgée (grande)

gulp

boire son café à grandes/petites gorgées

to gulp down/to sip one's coffee

il a vidé son verre d'une seule gorgée

he emptied his glass in one gulp

avoir un hoquet de frayeur

to gulp with fright

ingurgiter boisson, aliment

to gulp down

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. gulp [gʌlp] N

1. gulp (large swallow):

gulp

bouchée f

gulp of a drink

gorgée f

2. gulp fig of air:

gulp

bouffée f

II. gulp [gʌlp] VB trans

gulp

engloutir

III. gulp [gʌlp] VB intr

gulp

avoir la gorge nouée

to gulp for air

respirer à pleins poumons

French

English

hoqueter

to gulp

ingurgiter boisson

to gulp down

boire cul sec inf

to down one's drink in one gulp

boire qc à longs traits

to gulp sth down

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. gulp [gʌlp] N

1. gulp (large swallow):

gulp

bouchée f

gulp of a drink

gorgée f

2. gulp fig of air:

gulp

bouffée f

II. gulp [gʌlp] VB trans

gulp

engloutir

III. gulp [gʌlp] VB intr

gulp

avoir la gorge nouée

to gulp for air

respirer à pleins poumons

French

English

hoqueter

to gulp

ingurgiter boisson

to gulp down

Present

I	gulp
you	gulp
he/she/it	gulps
we	gulp
you	gulp
they	gulp

Past

I	gulped
you	gulped
he/she/it	gulped
we	gulped
you	gulped
they	gulped

Present Perfect

I	have	gulped
you	have	gulped
he/she/it	has	gulped
we	have	gulped
you	have	gulped
they	have	gulped

Past Perfect

I	had	gulped
you	had	gulped
he/she/it	had	gulped
we	had	gulped
you	had	gulped
they	had	gulped

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The fish has a pair of primitive lungs instead of a swim bladder, allowing it to periodically gulp air from the surface of the water.

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They are noisy birds, especially at dawn and dusk, with a loud, gulping call.

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He opened his mouth and swallowed the sea in a huge gulp.

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The fish develop pale gills, and may swim close to the water surface, gulping for air.

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The lung is divided into two sections, and enables the bichirs to supplement their oxygen intake by taking gulps at the surface of the water.

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