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avaler
to swallow
French
French
English
English
avaler [avale] VB trans
1. avaler (ingurgiter):
avaler personne: aliment, sirop, médicament
to swallow
avaler machine: ticket, carte de crédit
to swallow
avaler fig entreprise: petite entreprise
to swallow up
‘ne pas avaler’ PHARM
‘not to be taken internally’
avaler sa salive
to swallow
j'ai avalé de travers
it went down the wrong way
j'ai avalé mon vin de travers
my wine went down the wrong way
avaler ses mots fig
to swallow one's words
avaler un livre fig
to devour a book
avaler l'obstacle SPORTS
to make nothing of an obstacle
2. avaler (inhaler):
avaler fumée, vapeur
to inhale
tu avales la fumée?
do you inhale?
3. avaler (admettre) inf:
avaler histoire, récit, mensonge
to swallow
faire avaler qc à qn
to make sb swallow sth
on te ferait avaler n'importe quoi
they'd make you swallow anything
c'est dur à avaler inf
it's difficult to swallow
Phrases:
tu as avalé ta langue? hum
have you lost your tongue?
il a avalé son parapluie ou sa canne hum
he's so stiff and starchy
avaler des couleuvres inf (être humilié)
to endure humiliation
avaler des couleuvres (être trompé)
to believe anything one is told
faire avaler des couleuvres à qn inf (humilier)
to ride roughshod over sb
faire avaler des couleuvres à qn (tromper)
to put one over on sb inf
English
English
French
French
swallow down
avaler
to munch one's way through person, animal: food
avaler, dévorer
munch
avaler
belt down
avaler [qc] d'un trait
swallow food, drink, pill
avaler
swallow
avaler inf
story, explanation I find that hard to swallow
je trouve cela dur à avaler inf
swallow
avaler
swallow (nervously)
avaler sa salive
to swallow hard
avaler sa salive avec difficulté
gabble
avaler
swig down
avaler [qc] d'un trait, descendre inf
inhale smoke, vomit
avaler
inhale (take in smoke)
avaler la fumée
lap up lies, news
avaler
French
French
English
English
avaler [avale] VB trans
1. avaler (absorber, manger, encaisser):
avaler
to swallow
2. avaler fig:
avaler roman, livre
to devour
avaler kilomètre, route
to eat up
avaler qn personne
to eat sb alive
3. avaler (croire):
on peut lui faire avaler n'importe quoi
you can make him believe anything
avaler sa salive
to keep one's mouth shut
la pilule est dure à avaler
it's a bitter pill to swallow
avaler la fumée
to inhale (the smoke)
English
English
French
French
choke down
avaler
swallow down
avaler
swallow
avaler
swallow
avaler
to swallow one's words
avaler ses mots
I find it hard to swallow
j'ai du mal à l'avaler
it's a bitter pill to swallow
la pilule est dure à avaler
swallow
avaler
sup
avaler à petites gorgées
force down
avaler de force
to be a hard pill to swallow
être dur à avaler
French
French
English
English
avaler [avale] VB trans
1. avaler (absorber, manger, encaisser):
avaler
to swallow
2. avaler fig:
avaler roman, livre
to devour
avaler kilomètre, route
to eat up
avaler qn personne
to eat sb alive
3. avaler (croire):
on peut lui faire avaler n'importe quoi
you can make him believe anything
avaler sa salive
to keep one's mouth shut
la pilule est dure à avaler
it's a bitter pill to swallow
English
English
French
French
choke down
avaler
swallow down
avaler
swallow
avaler
swallow
avaler
to swallow one's words
avaler ses mots
I find it hard to swallow
j'ai du mal à l'avaler
it's a bitter pill to swallow
la pilule est dure à avaler
swallow
avaler
sup
avaler à petites gorgées
force down
avaler de force
it's a bitter pill to swallow
la pilule est dure à avaler
get down
avaler
Présent
j'avale
tuavales
il/elle/onavale
nousavalons
vousavalez
ils/ellesavalent
Imparfait
j'avalais
tuavalais
il/elle/onavalait
nousavalions
vousavaliez
ils/ellesavalaient
Passé simple
j'avalai
tuavalas
il/elle/onavala
nousavalâmes
vousavalâtes
ils/ellesavalèrent
Futur simple
j'avalerai
tuavaleras
il/elle/onavalera
nousavalerons
vousavalerez
ils/ellesavaleront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
avaler la fumée
to inhale (the smoke)
la pilule est dure à avaler
it's a bitter pill to swallow
avaler qn personne
to eat sb alive
on peut lui faire avaler n'importe quoi
you can make him believe anything
avaler qc tout rond
to swallow sth whole
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Ce rond-de-cuir, à calvitie précoce, sexagénaire trapu à la barbe en fil barbelé poivre et sel est apprécié entre autres pour sa délivrance tarifée de permis de construire aux entrepreneurs.
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Son visage est ovale, son front découvert, sa bouche moyenne, son menton rond et son nez busqué.
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Le mur occidental comporte une porte rectangulaire à double vantail et un oculus rond tout en haut.
fr.wikipedia.org
La base est quadrangulaire composée d’un bandeau, suivi d’une moulure en ½ rond.
fr.wikipedia.org
Selon la forme : uni, rond, écumeux.
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