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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.) dilatar(-se)2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) ondulação3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) formidável- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *[swel] n 1 aumento, incremento, inchação, dilatação, expansão. 2 intumescência, turgescência, elevação, protuberância, lugar inchado, lugar elevado. 3 morro, elevação de terreno. 4 onda comprida, vaga. 5 Mus crescendo, seguido de uma diminuição do som, sinal que indica essa gradação. 6 dispositivo do órgão para regular a intensidade do som, volume. 7 pessoa importante, grã-fino, pessoa elegante. • vt (pp swollen, swelled) 1 crescer, inchar, intumescer, expandir, distender, dilatar. 2 ter saliência, alargar-se, ser mais grosso em certa parte, dilatar-se. 3 avolumar-se, aumentar, incrementar. 4 elevar, elevar-se (terra). 5 formar ondas, crescer em ondas. 6 aumentar de som ou de volume, aumentar o volume do som. 7 coll ficar inchado ou arrogante, tornar arrogante ou vaidoso, ensoberbecer. 8 encher, encher-se (de um sentimento forte). • adj 1 coll elegante, grã-fino. 2 excelente, formidável. -
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[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.) inchar(-se), dilatar(-se)2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) marulhada3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) formidável- swelling- swollen - swollen-headed - swell out - swell up -
3 swell up
((of a part of the body) to swell: The toothache made her face swell up.) inchar -
4 swell up
((of a part of the body) to swell: The toothache made her face swell up.) inchar -
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6 swell out
(to (cause to) bulge: The sails swelled out in the wind.) enfunar -
7 swell out
(to (cause to) bulge: The sails swelled out in the wind.) inflar(-se) -
8 ground-swell
ground-swell[gr'aund swel] n vaga larga provocada por maremoto ou tempestades distantes. -
9 knee swell
knee swell[n'i: swel] n alavanca acionada pelo joelho, cujo movimento produz o crescendo na música de órgão. -
10 swellfish
swell.fish[sw'elfiʃ] n nome vulgar de diversos peixes plectógnatos, que se incham com ar, como, p. ex., o baiacu. -
11 knee-stop
knee-stop[n'i: stɔp] n = link=knee-swellknee-swell. -
12 bulge
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13 swelling
noun (a swollen area, especially on the body as a result of injury, disease etc: She had a swelling on her arm where the wasp had stung her.) inchaço* * *swell.ing[sw'eliŋ] n 1 aumento de tamanho, expansão. 2 inchação, inchaço, intumescência, turgescência. • adj 1 que aumenta, expande, que incha. 2 elevado, túrgido. -
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['swəulən]adjective (increased in size, thickness etc, through swelling: a swollen river; He had a swollen ankle after falling down the stairs.) inchado* * *swoll.en[sw'oulən] pp of to swell. • adj 1 inchado, tumefato, intumescido. 2 excessivo, aumentado. -
15 puff out
(to cause to swell or expand: The bird puffed out its feathers; He puffed out his cheeks.) enfunar -
16 puff up
(to swell: Her eye (was all) puffed up after the wasp stung her.) inchar -
17 swelled
['swoulən]past tense; = swell -
18 bulge
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19 puff out
(to cause to swell or expand: The bird puffed out its feathers; He puffed out his cheeks.) inflar -
20 puff up
(to swell: Her eye (was all) puffed up after the wasp stung her.) inchar
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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
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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
