surge

surge
surge [sɜ:dʒ]
1. noun
[of fear, enthusiasm] vague f
• he felt a surge of anger il a senti la colère monter en lui
2. intransitive verb
[crowd] déferler
• to surge in/out entrer/sortir à flots
• they surged forward ils se sont lancés en avant
• a surging mass of demonstrators une déferlante de manifestants
* * *
[sɜːdʒ] 1.
noun
1) (of water) brusque montée f; (of blood, energy, adrenalin) montée f; (of anger, desire) accès m; (of optimism, enthusiasm) élan m

he felt a surge of anger — il sentit la colère monter en lui

2) (rise) (in prices, unemployment, inflation) hausse f (in de); (in demand, imports) accroissement m (in de)
3) (also power surge) surtension f
4) (increase in speed) remontée f
2.
intransitive verb
1) [water, waves] déferler; [blood, energy, emotion] monter

the crowd surged into the stadium — la foule s'est engouffrée dans le stade

the crowd surged (out) onto the streets — la foule a déferlé dans les rues

to surge forward — [crowd] avancer en masse; [car] démarrer en trombe (colloq)

2) [runner] s'élancer
3.
surging present participle adjective [prices] en hausse

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