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bulge [bʌldʒ]1. nounb. ( = increase) poussée f* * *[bʌldʒ] 1.1) ( swelling) (in clothing, carpet) bosse f; (in vase, column, pipe, tube) renflement m; ( in tyre) hernie f; ( in wall) bombement m; ( in plaster) boursouflure f; ( in cheek) gonflement m2) ( in statistics) poussée f3) ( increase) augmentation f (in de)2.intransitive verb [bag, pocket] être gonflé; [wallet] être bourré; [surface] se boursoufler; [stomach] ballonner; [cheeks] être gonfléto be bulging with — [bag, vehicle] être bourré de; [book, building] être rempli de
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bulge [bʌldʒ]1 noun∎ he noticed a bulge in her pocket il remarqua que sa poche faisait un renflement;∎ this dress shows all my bulges on voit tous mes bourrelets avec cette robe(b) (increase) poussée f;∎ Economics a population bulge une explosion démographique(swell) se gonfler, se renfler; (stick out) faire saillie, saillir;∎ his suitcase was bulging with gifts sa valise était bourrée de cadeaux;∎ figurative the town was bulging at the seams with holidaymakers la ville était pleine à craquer de vacanciers;∎ he bulged (out) at the waist il était ventru, il avait du ventre;∎ his eyes bulged il avait les yeux saillants ou globuleux -
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seam [si:m]1 noun(a) (on garment, stocking) couture f; (in airbed, bag) couture f, joint m; (weld) soudure f; (between planks) joint m;∎ your coat is coming or falling apart at the seams votre manteau se découd;∎ my suitcase was bulging or bursting at the seams ma valise était pleine à craquer;∎ figurative the building was bursting at the seams le bâtiment était plein à craquer;∎ figurative their marriage is coming or falling apart at the seams leur mariage craque(garment) faire une couture dans, coudre; (plastic, metal, wood) faire un joint à►► seam bowler (in cricket) = lanceur qui utilise les coutures de la balle pour la faire dévier
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bulging — bulge ► NOUN 1) a rounded swelling distorting a flat surface. 2) Military a piece of land projecting outwards from an otherwise regular line. 3) informal a temporary increase. ► VERB 1) swell or protrude to an unnatural extent. 2) be full of and… … English terms dictionary
bulge — /bʌldʒ / (say bulj) noun 1. a rounded projecting or protruding part; protuberance; hump. 2. Nautical Obsolete the bilge, or bottom of a ship s hull. –verb (bulged, bulging) –verb (i) 3. to swell out; be protuberant. –verb (t) 4. to make… …
bulge — [[t]bʌ̱lʤ[/t]] bulges, bulging, bulged 1) VERB If something such as a person s stomach bulges, it sticks out. Jiro waddled closer, his belly bulging and distended... [V adv/prep] He bulges out of his black T shirt... [V ing] He is 6ft 3ins with… … English dictionary
bulge — I. verb (bulged; bulging) Etymology: Middle English bolgen Date: 15th century transitive verb to cause to bulge intransitive verb 1. archaic bilge 2. a. to jut out … New Collegiate Dictionary
pocket — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for keeping things in ADJECTIVE ▪ bulging ▪ tourists with bulging pockets ▪ deep ▪ zip (BrE), zipped, zippered … Collocations dictionary
file — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 collection of papers ADJECTIVE ▪ bulging, bulky (BrE), thick ▪ box (BrE), card, lever arch (BrE), Manila, paper … Collocations dictionary
sack — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 large bag ADJECTIVE ▪ bulging, heavy ▪ bulging sacks of toys ▪ burlap (AmE), gunny (AmE), hessian (esp. BrE) … Collocations dictionary
purse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 (esp. BrE) for carrying money ADJECTIVE ▪ leather ▪ change (AmE) VERB + PURSE ▪ open ▪ snatch … Collocations dictionary
gel-1 — gel 1 English meaning: “to curl; round, *gland, growth, ball, fathom, arm” Deutsche Übersetzung: “ballen, sich ballen; Gerundetes, Kugeliges” etc Material: evidence for the unadjusted root form are seldom and partly very doubtful … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
stomach — noun 1 part of the body where food is digested ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, full ▪ You shouldn t drink wine on an empty stomach (= without eating food). ▪ dodgy (BrE, informal), queasy, upset … Collocations dictionary
barrel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English barel, from Anglo French baril Date: 14th century 1. a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter 2. a. the amount… … New Collegiate Dictionary