swell

swell
swell [swel]
(verb: preterite swelled, past participle swollen or swelled)
1. intransitive verb
   a. also swell up [ankle, arm, eye, face] enfler
• to swell with pride se gonfler d'orgueil
   b. ( = increase) augmenter ; [music] monter
• the numbers soon swelled to 500 le nombre a vite atteint 500
2. transitive verb
[+ sail] gonfler ; [+ sound] enfler ; [+ river, lake] grossir ; [+ number] grossir, augmenter
• this swelled the membership to 1,500 ceci a porté à 1 500 le nombre des membres
• to be swollen with pride être bouffi d'orgueil
3. noun
[of sea] houle f
4. adjective
(US = wonderful) (inf) super (inf) inv
• I had a swell time je me suis super (inf) bien amusé
* * *
[swel] 1.
noun
1) (of waves) houle f
2) Music crescendo m et diminuendo m
3) (of belly) rondeur f
2.
(colloq) adjective US
1) (smart) [car, outfit] classe (colloq) inv; [restaurant] chic inv
2) (great) formidable
3.
transitive verb (prét swelled; pp swollen ou swelled)
1) (increase) gen gonfler; augmenter [membership, number]
2) (fill) [wind] gonfler; [floodwater] grossir
4.
intransitive verb (prét swelled; pp swollen ou swelled)
1) (expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] se gonfler; [dried fruit, wood] gonfler; [ankle, gland] enfler; [river] grossir
2) (increase) gen s'accroître

to swell to 20,000 — [total] atteindre 20000

3) (grow louder) [music] devenir plus fort; [note, sound] monter
4) (ooze) s'écouler
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Phrasal Verbs:
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to have a swollen head — (colloq) avoir la grosse tête (colloq)


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