Swallow

"Swallow" in French

avalée

(amount swallowed)

gorgée

(amount swallowed)

hirondelle

(bird)

avaler

(to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach)

avaler

(to take in, to consume)

avaler

(to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus)

avaler

(to believe or accept)

digérer

(to believe or accept)

déglutir

(to make muscular contractions of the oesophagus)

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