swallow

avaler

Faire passer un aliment, une boisson ou une autre substance de la bouche à l’estomac par la gorge.

En anglais simple : To move food, drink, or another substance from your mouth down your throat into your stomach.

• Swallow the tablet with water.
• He accidentally swallowed a small coin.
• Can you swallow solid food yet?

Synonymes : gulp down

Contraires : spit out

Expressions courantes : swallow a pill, swallow some water, swallow your food

déglutir, avaler

Faire le mouvement de gorge qui permet d’avaler, parfois sous l’effet de la nervosité.

En anglais simple : To make the throat movement that sends food or liquid down, sometimes because you feel nervous.

• My throat hurts when I swallow.
• She swallowed hard before speaking to the crowd.
• He could barely swallow after the operation.

Synonymes : gulp

Expressions courantes : swallow hard, swallow nervously, unable to swallow

gober, avaler

Croire ou accepter quelque chose sans poser de questions, même si cela paraît peu probable.

En anglais simple : To believe or accept something without asking questions, even when it seems unlikely.

• I will not swallow that excuse.
• They swallowed his story about the missing money.
• Do you really expect us to swallow those claims?

Synonymes : believe, accept, buy

Contraires : reject, doubt

Expressions courantes : swallow a story, swallow an excuse, swallow something whole

hirondelle

Petit oiseau aux ailes pointues et à la queue fourchue, qui attrape des insectes en vol.

En anglais simple : A small bird with pointed wings and a divided tail that catches insects while flying.

• A swallow flew past the window.
• Swallows built a nest under our roof.
• We watched the swallows catching insects above the field.

Expressions courantes : barn swallow, swallow nest, young swallow, swallow migration

gorgée, bouchée

Quantité de nourriture ou de boisson que l’on avale en une seule fois.

En anglais simple : The amount of food or drink that you send down your throat at one time.

• She took a swallow of water.
• He finished the milk in two swallows.
• One large swallow was enough to empty the glass.

Comment l'utiliser : a swallow of something (He took a swallow of juice.)

Synonymes : mouthful, gulp

Expressions courantes : a swallow of, one large swallow, a small swallow

déglutition

Action de faire passer de la nourriture ou du liquide de la bouche vers le bas de la gorge.

En anglais simple : The act of moving food or liquid from your mouth down your throat.

• Each swallow hurt my throat.
• The doctor watched the movement during a swallow.
• A nervous swallow interrupted her answer.

Synonymes : gulp

Expressions courantes : a painful swallow, each swallow, a nervous swallow