avaler
French → English
(biology) Swallow: to cause food or liquid to go down the throat to the stomach
Le médecin m'a dit d'avaler ce comprimé avec un grand verre d'eau.
(English) The doctor told me to swallow this pill with a large glass of water.
Il a eu du mal à avaler le morceau de viande car il était trop gros.
(English) He had trouble swallowing the piece of meat because it was too big.
(transport) Cover distance: to travel across a large distance or route very rapidly
Le train express avale les kilomètres sans jamais s'arrêter en gare.
(English) The express train eats up the kilometers without ever stopping at a station.
Ils ont avalé toute la montée du col en moins de vingt minutes.
(English) They devoured the whole mountain pass climb in less than twenty minutes.
(figurative) Tolerate: to accept or endure an insult or a difficult situation
Le gouvernement a dû faire avaler cette réforme impopulaire aux syndicats.
(English) The government had to make the unions swallow this unpopular reform.
Il a refusé d'avaler cette insulte sans protester devant tout le monde.
(English) He refused to swallow that insult without protesting in front of everyone.
Entry ID: fr:en:avaler · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary