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1 swell
[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) pietūkt; palielināt; palielināties2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) viļņošanās; viļņi3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) lielisks; kolosāls- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *viļņošanās; pacēlums, izcilnis; pastiprināšanās; uztūkums; švīts; liels vīrs; uztūkt; palielināties, pieaugt; pastiprināties; būt jūtu pārpilnam; dižoties, plātīties; lielisks; elegants -
2 swell up
((of a part of the body) to swell: The toothache made her face swell up.) uztūkt -
3 swell mob
švītīgs blēdis -
4 swell society
augstākā sabiedrība -
5 swell-headed
uzpūtīgs, iedomīgs -
6 swell out
(to (cause to) bulge: The sails swelled out in the wind.) piepūst; izspīlēt; piepūsties; izspīlēties -
7 ground-swell
gruntsviļņi; kuģa šķelts vilnis; tuvējā negaisa straujas pārmaiņas pazīmes; masveida pacēlums, plašs sabiedrisks atbalsts -
8 she's a swell kid!
viņa ir kolosāla meitene! -
9 to come the heavy swell over somebody
plātīties kāda priekšāEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to come the heavy swell over somebody
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10 to make somebody's nose swell
izraisīt kādā skaudību -
11 to swell out
piepūsties -
12 to swell with pride
būt lepnuma pilnam -
13 bulge
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14 puff out
(to cause to swell or expand: The bird puffed out its feathers; He puffed out his cheeks.) piepūst; uzpūst -
15 puff up
(to swell: Her eye (was all) puffed up after the wasp stung her.) uztūcis; piepampis -
16 swelled
['swoulən]past tense; = swell
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Swell — Swell, n. 1. The act of swelling. [1913 Webster] 2. Gradual increase. Specifically: (a) Increase or augmentation in bulk; protuberance. (b) Increase in height; elevation; rise. [1913 Webster] Little River affords navigation during a swell to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swell — could refer to: *Swell (ocean), a formation of long wavelength ocean surface waves *Swell (band), an indie rock band from San Francisco *Swell, Gloucestershire, England *Swell (bookbinding), a term in bookbinding *Swellshark, a catshark * Swell… … Wikipedia
Swell — Swell, v. i. [imp. {Swelled}; p. p. {Swelled} or {Swollen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swelling}.] [AS. swellan; akin to D. zwellen, OS. & OHG. swellan, G. schwellen, Icel. svella, Sw. sv[ a]lla.] 1. To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swell — Swell, a. Having the characteristics of a person of rank and importance; showy; dandified; distinguished; as, a swell person; a swell neighborhood. [Slang] [1913 Webster] {Swell mob}. See under {Mob}. [Slang] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swell — Swell, v. t. 1. To increase the size, bulk, or dimensions of; to cause to rise, dilate, or increase; as, rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring; immigration swells the population. [1913 Webster] [The Church] swells her high, heart… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swell — steht für: Swell (Band), eine US amerikanische Indie Band Swell ist der Nachname folgender Personen: Steve Swell (* 1954), US amerikanischer Jazzposaunist Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung … Deutsch Wikipedia
swell — [adj] wonderful awesome, cool*, dandy*, deluxe, desirable, excellent, exclusive, fashionable, fine, fly*, grand, groovy*, keen, marvelous, neat, nifty, plush, posh, ritzy*, smart, stylish, super, terrific; concepts 548,574 Ant. bad, horrible,… … New thesaurus
Swell — est un groupe américain de rock indépendant fondé en 1989 à San Francisco par David Freel (guitares) et Sean Kirkpatrick (batterie). Sommaire 1 Discographie 1.1 Albums 1.2 Compilations … Wikipédia en Français
swell — swel vi, swelled; swelled or swol·len swō lən; swell·ing to become distended or puffed up <her ankle swelled> … Medical dictionary
Swell — [swɛl] der; s, s <zu engl. to swell »sich brüsten, prahlen«, eigtl. »anschwellen«> (veraltet) aufgeblasener Mensch, Stutzer … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
swell — [swel] vi. swelled, swelled or swollen, swelling [ME swellen < OE swellan; akin to Ger schwellen, ON svella] 1. to increase in volume or become larger as a result of pressure from within; expand; dilate 2. to become larger at a particular… … English World dictionary