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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.) svulme (opp); (for)øke, vokse2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) dønning3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) alle tiders, flott!- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell updønning--------flottIsubst. \/swel\/1) (opp)svulming, klump, hevelse, kul, utbuktningkjolen fremhevet brystenes runding \/ kjolen fremhevet hennes svulmende barm2) ( landskap) stigning, høydedrag, høyde, kolle3) bølgegang, (etter)dønning4) ( også musikk) økning, forsterkning, crescendo, brus5) (musikk, i orgel) sveller6) ( hverdagslig) snobb, pampbe a swell at something ( ofte spøkefullt) være en kløpper til noe, være en mester i noe, være spesialist på noerolling swell tung dønning (med lange bølger)IIverb ( swell ollen, noen ganger swelled- swelled) \/swel\/1) hovne, (få til å) svelle, (få til å) svulme (opp), bule (ut)2) (få til å) stige, (få til å) heve seg, utvide, blåse opp, fylle3) ( også overført) øke, forhøye, forsterke, (få til å) vokse4) ( også overført) være sprekkeferdig, være oppblåst, gå og briske seg, svulme5) ( om musikk e.l.) (la) velle frem, (la) bruse (frem), (la) tilta i styrkeswell out svelle ut, bukte ut, svulme oppswell up hovne, svelle\/svulme oppswell with something svulme av noe, fylles av noe, flyte over av noeIIIadj. \/swel\/1) (amer., hverdagslig, gammeldags) flott2) finfin, alle tiders, toppen -
2 bulge
1. noun(a swelling: the bulge of her hips.) bule, utbuing2. verb(to swell out: His muscles bulged.) bule ut, ese, svulmekul--------pukkelIsubst. \/bʌldʒ\/1) bule, bulk, utbuling, kul2) ( statistikk) oppgang, (midlertidig) økning3) (sjøfart, gammeldags) forklaring: underdelen av skroget på et skip4) ( militærvesen) fremspringende del i forsvarslinje, fremspringende del i angrepslinjeget\/have the bulge on ( slang) få\/ha overtaket overIIverb \/bʌldʒ\/(få til å) bule ut, svulme, strutte
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swell — ► VERB (past part. swollen or swelled) 1) become larger or rounder in size. 2) increase in intensity, amount, or volume. ► NOUN 1) a full or gently rounded form. 2) a gradual increase in sound, amount, or intensity. 3) … English terms dictionary
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swell — I. verb (swelled; swelled or swollen; swelling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swellan; akin to Old High German swellan to swell Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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swell — 1 verb past tense swelledpast participle swollen 1 PART OF YOUR BODY (I) also swell up to gradually increase in size: Her ankle was already starting to swell. 2 PEOPLE (T) to gradually increase in amount or number: We asked them to come to the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English