"avaler une couleuvre" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /a.va.le yn ku.lœvʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-avaler une couleuvre.wav Forms: avaler des couleuvres [alternative]
Etymology: Literally, “to swallow a grass snake”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to swallow a grass snake}} “to swallow a grass snake”, {{lit|to swallow a grass snake}} Literally, “to swallow a grass snake” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} avaler une couleuvre
  1. (figuratively) to believe a lie, to swallow a story Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-avaler_une_couleuvre-fr-verb-6ssAb~4p
  2. to submit to humiliation
    Sense id: en-avaler_une_couleuvre-fr-verb-MkW5-af5 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: avaler un crapaud
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