swallow - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Verbs

to swallow sth.  | swallowed, swallowed |   - food, drink, pill	avaler qc.   - nourriture, eau, pilule
to swallow  | swallowed, swallowed |	avaler
to swallow sth.  | swallowed, swallowed | [fig.]	encaisser qc. [fig.] [coll.]   - reproches, insultes
to swallow sth.  | swallowed, swallowed | [fig.]   - believe	avaler [fig.] [coll.]   - au sens de : croire
to swallow sth.  | swallowed, swallowed | [fig.]   - believe	gober [fig.] [coll.]   - au sens de : croire
to swallow up  | swallowed, swallowed |	engloutir

Nouns

swallow	la déglutition
swallow [ZOOL.]	l'hirondelle  f.
swallow-tailed hummingbird [ZOOL.]	le colibri  m. hirondelle

Phrases / Collocations

a bitter pill to swallow [fig.]	une pilule difficile à avaler [fig.]
to swallow one's pride	ravaler son orgueil
to swallow one's anger [fig.]	ravaler sa colère [fig.]
to swallow one's pride [fig.]	ravaler sa fierté [fig.]
One swallow doesn't make a summer.	Une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps.

Orthographically similar words

sallow, shallow, wallow

Related search terms

take, stomach