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swallow 
  n 
  (=bird) hirondelle  f 
  (=act of swallowing) déglutition  f , fait  m  d'avaler
  vt 
  [+food, drink, pill] avaler
  (=believe) avaler, gober 
→ I trusted her so much that I would have swallowed any story she told me.   
  (=stifle) 
 [+anger, doubts] ravaler 
→ He swallowed the anger he felt   
  vi 
  (while eating)  avaler 
→ She took a bite of the apple, chewed and swallowed.   
  (with nerves, fear)  avaler sa salive 
→ Nancy swallowed hard and shook her head.   

▲ swallow up 
  vt sep 
(=cause to disappear) 
 [+company, money, resources] engloutir 
→ He did not want his firm to be swallowed up by a multinational giant.   
She was quickly swallowed up in the crowd.  Elle fut rapidement engloutie par la foule., Elle fut rapidement happée par la foule. 

swallow of water   n gorgée d'eau  f 

Collaborative Dictionary     English-French
one swallow doesn't make a summer adj. une hirondelle ne fait pas le printemps Reverso General Dictionary 
that's a bit hard to swallow adj. elle est raide Reverso General Dictionary 
that's a bit much to swallow adj. elle est raide Reverso General Dictionary 
that is a bit hard to swallow adj. elle est raide Reverso General Dictionary 
that is a bit much to swallow adj. elle est raide Reverso General Dictionary 

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