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1 bulge
A n1 ( swelling) (in clothing, carpet) bosse f ; (in vase, column) renflement m ; (in pipe, tube) bombement m ; ( in tyre) hernie f ; ( in plaster) boursouflure f ; ( in cheek) bosse f ; ( in stomach) the bulge of his belly ○ son gros ventre ;3 ( increase) augmentation f (in de) ; a bulge in the birth/unemployment rate une augmentation du taux de natalité/chômage ;4 Mil saillant m ; the battle of the Bulge Hist, Mil la bataille des Ardennes ; fig hum la bataille contre les kilos superflus ;B vi [bag, pocket] être gonflé ; [wallet] être bourré ; [surface] se boursoufler ; [stomach] ballonner ; [cheeks] être gonflé ; his eyes were bulging out of their sockets ses yeux sortaient de leurs orbites ; to be bulging with [bag, vehicle, wardrobe] être bourré de ; [book, building] être rempli de. -
2 swell
A n3 ( of organ) boîte f expressive ;1 ( smart) [car, outfit] classe ○ (inv) ; [restaurant] chic (inv) ; to look swell faire chic (inv) ;2 ( great) formidable ; he's a swell guy c'est un type formidable ; we had a swell time on s'est bien amusés.1 ( increase) gonfler [population, crowd] ; augmenter [membership, number] ; gonfler [bank balance, figures, funds, total] ; students swelled the ranks of the demonstrators les étudiants ont gonflé les rangs des manifestants ;1 ( expand) [balloon, bud, fruit, tyre, sail, stomach] se gonfler ; [dried fruit, wood] gonfler ; [ankle, gland] enfler ; [river] grossir ; her heart swelled with pride elle était gonflée d'orgueil ;2 ( increase) [crowd, population, membership] s'accroître ; [demand, prices] augmenter (to jusqu'à) ; to swell to 20,000 [total] atteindre 20 000 ; [crowd, number of people] atteindre 20000 personnes ;3 ( grow louder) [music] devenir plus fort ; [note, sound] monter ; the cheers swelled to a roar les applaudissements sont devenus des clameurs ;4 ( ooze) [blood, liquid] s'écouler (from, out of de).to have a swollen head ○ avoir la grosse tête ○ ; you'll make his head swell il va avoir la grosse tête.■ swell out:▶ swell [sth] out, swell out [sth] [wind] gonfler [sails].■ swell up [ankle, finger] enfler.
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