swallow dive in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for swallow dive in the English»French Dictionary

swallow dive N Brit SPORTS

swallow dive

saut m de l'ange

Translations for swallow dive in the French»English Dictionary

saut de l'ange

swallow dive Brit

Translations for swallow dive in the English»French Dictionary

diva <pl divas or divae> [Brit ˈdiːvə, Am ˈdivə] N

diva

diva f

I.dive [Brit dʌɪv, Am daɪv] N

1. dive SPORTS:

dive (gen) (plunge into water)

plongeon m

2. dive (swimming under sea):

dive

plongée f sous-marine

to be on a dive

être en plongée

3. dive (descent):

dive (of plane, bird)

piqué m

to pull out of a dive

sortir d'un piqué

to take a dive fig prices:

chuter

the party's fortunes have taken a dive

le destin du parti a basculé

4. dive (lunge):

to make a dive for sth

foncer vers qc

5. dive (deliberate fall) inf (in fixed fight):

to take a dive

aller au tapis

(in football) that was a dive!

c'est du chiqué! inf

6. dive (bar, club):

dive inf, pej

tripot m inf

II.dive <pret dived Brit dove Am> [Brit dʌɪv, Am daɪv] VB intr

1. dive SPORTS:

dive (gen) (into water)

plonger (off, from de, into dans, down to jusqu'à)

2. dive plane, bird:

dive

plonger, descendre en piqué (from de)

3. dive (go diving):

dive (as hobby)

faire de la plongée

dive (as job)

être plongeur

4. dive (lunge, throw oneself):

to dive into the bushes/under the bed

plonger dans les buissons/sous le lit

to dive into a bar/shop

s'engouffrer dans un bar/un magasin

he dived into his pocket and produced some money

il a plongé la main dans sa poche et a sorti de l'argent

I.swallow [Brit ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑloʊ] N

1. swallow ZOOL:

swallow

hirondelle f

2. swallow (gulp):

swallow

gorgée f

in one swallow drink

d'un trait, d'une seule gorgée

in one swallow eat

d'une seule bouchée

II.swallow [Brit ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑloʊ] VB trans

1. swallow (eat):

swallow food, drink, pill

avaler

swallow oyster

gober

2. swallow (believe):

swallow

avaler inf

story, explanation I find that hard to swallow

je trouve cela dur à avaler inf

3. swallow (suffer):

swallow

encaisser inf

swallow insult, sarcasm pride, anger, disappointment

ravaler

4. swallow (consume) fig → swallow up

III.swallow [Brit ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑloʊ] VB intr

swallow

avaler

swallow (nervously)

avaler sa salive

to swallow hard

avaler sa salive avec difficulté

IV.swallow [Brit ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑloʊ]

one swallow doesn't make a summer prov

une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps

See also swallow up

I.swallow up VB [Brit ˈswɒləʊ -, Am ˈswɑloʊ -] (swallow up [sth], swallow [sth] up) lit, fig

swallow up

engloutir [qc]

to be swallowed up in the crowd

se noyer dans la foule

I wanted the ground to swallow me up

j'avais envie de disparaître sous terre

swallow dive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swallow dive in the English»French Dictionary

swallow dive N Brit, Aus SPORTS

swallow dive

saut m de l'ange

Translations for swallow dive in the French»English Dictionary

saut de l'ange

swallow dive Brit

Translations for swallow dive in the English»French Dictionary

I.dive [daɪv] N

1. dive (plunge):

dive a. fig

plongeon m

to take a dive

plonger

2. dive AVIAT:

dive

piqué m

3. dive inf (undesirable establishment):

dive

boui(-)boui m

II.dive <dived [or Am dove], dived [or Am dove]> [daɪv] VB intr

1. dive (plunge):

dive a. fig

plonger

shares dived by 25% to ...

les actions ont plongé de 25 % et sont maintenant à ...

2. dive (go sharply downwards):

dive plane

descendre en piqué

3. dive (move towards quickly):

to dive for sth

se ruer vers qc

to dive for cover

plonger à l'abri

I.swallow¹ [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] N

1. swallow (using throat muscles):

swallow

déglutition f

2. swallow (amount swallowed):

swallow of drink

gorgée f

swallow of food

cuillerée f

II.swallow¹ [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] VB trans

1. swallow (let pass down throat):

swallow

avaler

2. swallow (engulf):

swallow

engloutir

3. swallow inf (believe unquestioningly):

swallow

avaler

to swallow the bait

mordre à l'hameçon

to swallow a story hook, line and sinker

gober une histoire

to swallow one's words

avaler ses mots

I find it hard to swallow

j'ai du mal à l'avaler

it's a bitter pill to swallow

la pilule est dure à avaler

4. swallow (leave unsaid):

swallow disappointment, anger, pride

ravaler

III.swallow¹ [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] VB intr

swallow

avaler

swallow² [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] N

swallow ZOOL:

swallow

hirondelle f

Phrases:

one swallow doesn't make a summer prov

une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His famous swallow dive celebration was used to celebrate two of these tries.

en.wikipedia.org

A swallow dive off the high board into the void is an image that brings together all the contradictions of birth.

www.telegraph.co.uk