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1 swallow one's pride
(to behave humbly eg by making an apology.) ravaler son amour-propre -
2 swallow
I 1. ['swoləu] verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) avaler2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) avaler2. noun(an act of swallowing.) avalement, déglutition- swallow up II ['swoləu] noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) hirondelle -
3 swallow
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 -
4 swallow
swallow [ˈswɒləʊ]1. nouna. ( = bird) hirondelle fb. ( = act of swallowing) with one swallow d'un seul coupavaler ; [+ one's anger, pride] ravaler* * *['swɒləʊ] 1.1) Zoology hirondelle f2) ( gulp) gorgée f2.transitive verb1) ( eat) avaler2) encaisser (colloq) [insult, sarcasm]; ravaler [pride, anger]3) (colloq) ( believe) avaler (colloq)3.intransitive verb avaler; ( nervously) avaler sa salivePhrasal Verbs: -
5 swallow
A n1 Zool hirondelle f ;2 ( gulp) gorgée f ; in one swallow [drink] d'un trait, d'une seule gorgée ; [eat] d'une seule bouchée.B vtr2 ( believe) avaler ○ [story, explanation] ; I find that hard to swallow je trouve cela dur à avaler ○ ;one swallow doesn't make a summer Prov une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps.■ swallow back:▶ swallow back [sth], swallow [sth] back ravaler [bile, anger, vomit].■ swallow down:▶ swallow down [sth], swallow [sth] down avaler [drink, medicine, meal].■ swallow up:▶ swallow up [sth], swallow [sth] up lit, fig engloutir [qch] ; 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.
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