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The French word for to swallow is
avaler





to swallow

French Definition


swallow
     1. v. Avaler.
     2. v. (Figuré) Absorber rapidement.
     3. v. (Figuré) Accepter sans modification.
     4. n. Gorgée.
     5. n. (Zoologie) Hirondelle.



Translations for swallow and their definitions

hirondelle ©
     1. n-f. swallow (bird)
     2. n-f. (printing) alignment mark printed in the margin
     3. n-f. (colloquial dated) policeman on bicycle or motorcycle


avaler
     1. v. to swallow
     2. v. to swallow cum, to swallow
           Est-ce que tu avales ? - Do you swallow?
     3. v. to believe
     4. v. to support
     5. v. to approve, endorse


déglutir
     1. v. to swallow; swallow down (food)


digérer
     1. v. (literally, and figuratively) to digest
     2. v. to come to terms with, to accept


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