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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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swallow dive — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a dive performed with one s arms outspread until close to the water … English terms dictionary
swallow dive — n. Brit. SWAN DIVE … English World dictionary
swallow dive — noun a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water • Syn: ↑swan dive • Hypernyms: ↑dive, ↑diving * * * ˈswallow dive 7 [swallow dive] ( … Useful english dictionary
swallow-dive — swallˈow dive noun A dive during which one s arms are outstretched to the sides (also intransitive verb) • • • Main Entry: ↑swallow … Useful english dictionary
swallow dive — noun (C) BrE a dive 2 (1) into water, that starts with your arms stretched out from the sides of your body; swan dive AmE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
swallow dive — Chiefly Brit. See swan dive. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
swallow dive — noun a swan dive … Wiktionary
swallow dive — noun Brit. a dive performed with one s arms outspread until close to the water … English new terms dictionary
swallow dive — /ˈswɒloʊ daɪv/ (say swoloh duyv) noun a dive in which the diver while in the air assumes a position with arms outstretched to the side, legs straight and together …
swallow — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. cause or allow (food etc.) to pass down the throat. 2 intr. perform the muscular movement of the oesophagus required to do this. 3 tr. a accept meekly; put up with (an affront etc.). b accept credulously (an unlikely assertion … Useful english dictionary
dive — I n. 1) to make a dive 2) a swallow (BE), swan (AE) dive 3) a back; headfirst; high dive 4) a crash dive (of a submarine) 5) a power dive (of a plane) 6) a dive for (they made a dive for the ditch) 7) a dive from; into 8) (misc.) (colloq.) to… … Combinatory dictionary