swallow up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for swallow up in the English»French Dictionary

I.swallow [Brit ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑloʊ] N

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

4. swallow (consume) fig → swallow up

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

IV.swallow [Brit ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑloʊ]

See also swallow up

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

swallow up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swallow up in the English»French Dictionary

I.swallow1 [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] N

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

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

swallow2 [ˈswɒləʊ, Am ˈswɑ:loʊ] N

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Fox can swallow up to 22 inches of steel.
en.wikipedia.org
The cost of living in a care home is likely to swallow up half the value of a family house, say researchers.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Will development swallow up the family farm?
en.wikipedia.org
They just keep coming, and when they swallow up land, it doesn't come back again.
www.nzherald.co.nz
He relied on an affable personality, a flair for funny dialogue, and a priceless frown of frustration that seemed to swallow up his whole moon face.
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Why do we allow such shows to swallow up so many of our waking hours?
www.heraldscotland.com
She said the whales paid little attention to the kayakers as they repeatedly breached the surface to swallow up fish.
globalnews.ca
It's a place full of claw-like arcades, moving floors that swallow up unwary adventurers, and that mainstay of action fantasy, walls that sprout spikes.
www.denofgeek.com
But times change with supply and demand and big business can swallow up smaller operators.
blogs.abc.net.au
But it is not this big to swallow up mammals such as tree shrews or rats.
news.bbc.co.uk

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