gulp in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gulp in the English»French Dictionary

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

Translations for gulp in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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

gulp in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gulp in the English»French Dictionary

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

Translations for gulp in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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

gulp Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to gulp for air

respirer à pleins poumons

to down one's drink in one gulp

boire cul sec inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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La-yeon was shocked as he gulped down quickly several glasses of wine.

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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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Do not allow a dog to gulp large quantities of water.

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Having no teeth, it swallows food whole in a series of gulps.

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This amount of coffee can be finished in one gulp if drunk cold; but, traditionally it is drunk very slowly as conversation takes place.

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Rapid population gulp free space like pond, playing ground.

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Tom has an amusing ability to drink an entire pint of beer in one gulp whilst in the middle of speaking a sentence.

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It has the ability to change its size to swallow the entire universe in one gulp.

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During such times, they have been observed to gulp air to increase their oxygen intake.

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