swallowed in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for swallowed in the English»French Dictionary

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

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

I.swallow back VB [Brit ˈswɒləʊ -, Am ˈswɑloʊ -] (swallow back [sth], swallow [sth] back)

swallow back bile, anger, vomit:

swallow back

ravaler

I.swallow down VB [Brit ˈswɒləʊ -, Am ˈswɑloʊ -] (swallow down [sth], swallow [sth] down)

swallow down drink, medicine, meal:

swallow down

avaler

swallow dive N Brit SPORTS

swallow dive

saut m de l'ange

Translations for swallowed in the French»English Dictionary

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ils n'ont rien pu faire contre l'engloutissement du pétrolier

they could do nothing to prevent the tanker from being swallowed up

déglutir

to swallow

hirondelle

swallow

hirondelle de cheminée

common swallow Brit

hirondelle de cheminée

barn swallow Am

une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps prov

one swallow doesn't make a summer

être happé par bouche de métro, foule

to be swallowed up by

phagocyter

to swallow up

swallowed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swallowed in the English»French Dictionary

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

swallow up VB trans

swallow up

engloutir

I wish the ground would open and swallow me up

je voudrais pouvoir disparaître dans un trou

swallow down VB trans

1. swallow down (swallow):

swallow down

avaler

2. swallow down (gulp down):

swallow down

engloutir

swallow dive N Brit, Aus SPORTS

swallow dive

saut m de l'ange

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to swallow the bait

mordre à l'hameçon

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hirondelle

swallow

engloutir entreprise

to swallow up

engloutir inondation, vagues, brume

to swallow up

s'être englouti dans la mer

to be swallowed up by the sea

gober huître, œuf

to swallow whole

gober

to swallow

la pilule est dure à avaler

it's a bitter pill to swallow

swallowed Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a hard pill to swallow

être dur à avaler

to swallow a story hook, line and sinker

gober une histoire

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

one swallow doesn't make a summer prov

une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps

to swallow one's pride

ravaler son orgueil

to swallow the bait

mordre à l'hameçon

it's a bitter pill to swallow

la pilule est dure à avaler

it's a bitter pill to swallow

la pilule est dure à avaler

to be swallowed up by the sea

s'être englouti dans la mer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Air enters the larynx anteriorly but anything swallowed has priority and the passage of air is temporarily blocked.

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Should jewellery pierced through the uvula come loose it may be swallowed or even inhaled, which would require surgery to remove.

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The larvae migrate from the lungs up the windpipe to be swallowed and carried back down to the intestine.

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Prey is typically swallowed whole, with indigestible parts regurgitated as pellets.

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A beer belly is not ideal but a bit of soft flesh over the waistband is forgivable -- just don't look like you swallowed the keg.

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These are used to pick off vegetation, then the rear teeth grind it before it is swallowed.

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Raw fruit can also be chewed and swallowed to help treat stomach ulcers or aches.

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It is then carried to the lungs, coughed up, and swallowed back into the small intestine.

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But after inserting his pin number falsely three times, the cash machine swallowed the card.

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In some cases, the mollusc prey are simply swallowed entire, including the shell.

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