Sentence examples of "swallowing" in English

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Swallowing and throat-clearing can be a sign that someone is lying. Avaler et s'éclaircir la gorge peut être un signe que quelqu'un ment.

The snake swallowed a frog. Le serpent a avalé une grenouille.

He swallowed detergent by mistake. Il a avalé du détergent par erreur.

My throat hurts when I swallow. Ma gorge me fait mal quand j'avale.

The ATM has swallowed my debit card. Le distributeur de billets a avalé ma carte de crédit.

The airplane was swallowed up in the large clouds. L'avion fut avalé par les gros nuages.

I can't swallow these tablets without a drink of water. Je ne peux avaler ces cachets sans un verre d'eau.

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