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swallow ['swɒləʊ](a) (food, drink, medicine) avaler;∎ he almost swallowed his tongue il a failli avaler sa langue∎ she swallowed the story whole elle a avalé ou cru toute l'histoire;∎ he'll swallow anything il avalerait n'importe quoi;∎ I find it hard to swallow j'ai du mal à avaler ça(c) (accept unprotestingly) avaler, accepter;∎ I find it hard to swallow je trouve ça un peu raide;∎ I'm not going to swallow that sort of treatment pas question que j'accepte d'être traité de cette façon∎ to swallow one's anger/disappointment ravaler sa colère/sa déception;∎ he had to swallow his pride il a dû ravaler sa fierté∎ to swallow one's words ravaler ses paroles∎ they were soon swallowed by the crowd la foule eut tôt fait de les engloutir;∎ I wished the ground would open up and swallow me j'aurais voulu être à six pieds sous terreavaler, déglutir;∎ it hurts when I swallow j'ai mal quand j'avale;∎ she swallowed hard and continued her speech elle avala sa salive et poursuivit son discours3 noun∎ she took a long swallow of champagne elle prit ou but une grande gorgée de champagne;∎ he finished his drink with one swallow il finit sa boisson d'un trait ou d'un seul coup(b) Ornithology hirondelle f;∎ proverb one swallow doesn't make a summer une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps►► British swallow dive saut m de l'ange;British swallow hole gouffre m, aven mengloutir;∎ the Baltic States were swallowed up by the Soviet Union les pays Baltes ont été engloutis par l'Union soviétique;∎ they were soon swallowed up in the mist ils furent bientôt noyés dans la brume;∎ they were swallowed up in the crowd ils ont disparu dans la foule
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