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I 1. [swel]1) (of waves) onda f. morta2) mus. crescendo m. seguito da diminuendo3) (of belly) rotondità f.2.aggettivo AE ant. colloq.1) (smart) [car, outfit] di classe, alla moda; [ restaurant] alla moda, chic2) (great) formidabile, meravigliosoII 1. [swel]1) (increase) ingrossare, accrescere [ population]; aumentare, ingrossare [membership, number]; gonfiare [bank balance, figures]2) (fill) [ wind] gonfiare [ sail]; [ floodwater] ingrossare, gonfiare [ river]2.1) (expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] gonfiarsi; [dried fruit, wood] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ankle, gland] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [ river] ingrossarsi2) (increase) [crowd, population] crescere, aumentare; [ prices] gonfiarsi, aumentare, salireto swell to 20,000 — salire o arrivare a 20.000
3) (grow louder) [music, sound] diventare più forte, aumentare di volume•- swell up* * *[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.) gonfiare, gonfiarsi; aumentare2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) (moto ondoso)3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) eccellente, ottimo- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *[swɛl] swelled vb: pt swollen pp1. n(of sea) mare m lungo2. adj(Am: fine, good) eccezionale, favoloso (-a)3. vi(ankle, eye etc), (also: swell up) gonfiarsi, (sails) prendere il vento, (in size, number) aumentare, (sound, music) diventare più forte, (river etc) ingrossarsi4. vt* * *swell (1) /swɛl/n.1 [u] (il) gonfio; (il) rigonfio; (il) grosso; protuberanza: the swell of the forearm, il grosso dell'avambraccio2 (solo al sing.) moto ondoso ( del mare); (poet.) flutti: out of the swell of the sea, lontano dai flutti del mare3 (naut.) onda morta; mare lungo4 (geol.) cupola sottomarina5 ( anche fig.) aumento; crescita; ingrossamento: (stat.) a swell in population, un aumento della popolazione7 (fam. antiq.) elegantone; damerino● (mus.) swell-box, cassa ( d'organo) □ (naut.) swell direction, direzione delle onde □ a swell of the ground, un'altura □ (mus.) swell pedal, pedale ( dell'organo) per aumentare il volume del suono.swell (2) /swɛl/a.1 (fam.) eccellente; ottimo; grande; meraviglioso; straordinario; That's a swell idea!, è una grande idea!2 (fam. antiq.) elegante; alla moda.(to) swell /swɛl/A v. i.1 ( spesso to swell out) gonfiarsi; dilatarsi; enfiarsi; inturgidire; tumefarsi; ( del mare) farsi grosso: The sails swelled out, le vele si sono gonfiate; Cardboard swells in water, il cartone si dilata nell'acqua; His hand began to swell, gli si cominciò a enfiare la mano2 (fig.) ( spesso to swell up) essere gonfio; andare tronfio; gonfiarsi; insuperbirsi; inorgoglirsi: He is swollen with pride, è gonfio d'orgoglio; to swell like a turkey-cock, andar tronfio (o gonfiarsi) come un tacchino3 ( anche fig.) aumentare; crescere; ingrossare; montare; salire: The murmur swelled into a roar, il mormorio crebbe fino a diventare un frastuono; Anger swelled in him, fu assalito dalla collera; (naut.) the swelling tide, la marea che sale6 (med.) tumefarsiB v. t.1 ( spesso to swell up) gonfiare; dilatare; enfiare; tumefare: The recent rains have swollen the river, le piogge recenti hanno gonfiato il fiume2 ingrossare; aumentare; accrescere; far salire; gonfiare (fig.): to swell the ranks of the jobless, ingrossare le file dei disoccupati● ( del mare) to swell into an estuary, gonfiare un estuario; entrare impetuoso in un estuario □ (fam.) to swell one's pockets, riempirsi le tasche (di denaro); fare (un po' di) soldi □ ( del vento) to swell the sails, gonfiare le vele.* * *I 1. [swel]1) (of waves) onda f. morta2) mus. crescendo m. seguito da diminuendo3) (of belly) rotondità f.2.aggettivo AE ant. colloq.1) (smart) [car, outfit] di classe, alla moda; [ restaurant] alla moda, chic2) (great) formidabile, meravigliosoII 1. [swel]1) (increase) ingrossare, accrescere [ population]; aumentare, ingrossare [membership, number]; gonfiare [bank balance, figures]2) (fill) [ wind] gonfiare [ sail]; [ floodwater] ingrossare, gonfiare [ river]2.1) (expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] gonfiarsi; [dried fruit, wood] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ankle, gland] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [ river] ingrossarsi2) (increase) [crowd, population] crescere, aumentare; [ prices] gonfiarsi, aumentare, salireto swell to 20,000 — salire o arrivare a 20.000
3) (grow louder) [music, sound] diventare più forte, aumentare di volume•- swell up -
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swell [swel](verb: preterite swelled, past participle swollen or swelled)b. ( = increase) augmenter ; [music] monter• this swelled the membership to 1,500 ceci a porté à 1 500 le nombre des membres3. noun[of sea] houle f4. adjective* * *[swel] 1.1) ( of waves) houle f2) Music crescendo m et diminuendo m3) ( of belly) rondeur f2.(colloq) adjective US1) ( smart) [car, outfit] classe (colloq) inv; [restaurant] chic inv2) ( great) formidable3.1) ( increase) gen gonfler; augmenter [membership, number]2) ( fill) [wind] gonfler; [floodwater] grossir4.1) ( expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] se gonfler; [dried fruit, wood] gonfler; [ankle, gland] enfler; [river] grossir2) ( increase) gen s'accroîtreto swell to 20,000 — [total] atteindre 20000
3) ( grow louder) [music] devenir plus fort; [note, sound] monter4) ( ooze) s'écouler•Phrasal Verbs:- swell up••to have a swollen head — (colloq) avoir la grosse tête (colloq)
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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.) hinchar(se), inflar(se)
2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) marejada, oleaje
3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) estupendo, bárbaro, formidable- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up
swell vb1. hincharse2. crecertr[swel]1 (of sea) marejada, oleaje nombre masculino2 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (crescendo) crescendo2 (grow - in number) crecer, aumentar; (- louder) hacerse más fuerte2 (increase in number) aumentar, engrosarher ankle swelled: se le hinchó el tobillo3) increase: aumentar, crecerswell n1) : oleaje m (del mar)2) swellingadj.• estupendo, -a adj.• muy elegante adj.n.• crecida s.f.• creciente s.m.• crescendo s.m.• entumecimiento s.m.• marejada s.f.• olaje s.m.• oleaje s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: swelled, swollen) = abultar v.• aumentar v.• crecer v.• cundir v.• dilatar v.• dilatarse v.• engrosar v.• entumecer v.• hinchar v.• hincharse v.• inflar v.• subir v.
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1. swel1) \<\<wood/sails/face/ankles\>\> hincharse; \<\<river/stream\>\> crecer*, subir2) ( increase) \<\<population/crowd\>\> crecer*, aumentar
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vt1) ( increase in size) \<\<body/joint/features\>\> hinchar; \<\<sails\>\> hinchar; \<\<river\>\> hacer* crecer or subir2) (increase in number, volume) \<\<population/total/funds\>\> aumentar•Phrasal Verbs:- swell up
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a) ( of sea) oleaje ma heavy swell — un fuerte oleaje, una marejada
b) (surge, movement) oleada f
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adjective (fine, excellent) (AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam), bárbaro (fam)[swel] (vb: pt swelled) (pp swollen)1. N1) (Naut) (=movement) oleaje m ; (=large wave) marejada f2) (=bulge)3) (=surge) [of anger] arrebato m, arranque m ; [of sympathy, emotion] oleada f4) (Mus) crescendo m ; (on organ) regulador m de volumen5) † * (=stylish man) majo m ; (=important man) encopetado mthe swells — la gente bien, la gente de buen tono
2.ADJ (US) * (=fine, good) fenomenal *, bárbaro *3. VI1) (physically) [ankle, eye etc] (also: swell up) hincharse; [sails] (also: swell out) inflarse, hincharse; [river] crecer2) (in size, number) aumentar, crecer4. VT1) (physically) hinchar2) [+ numbers, sales] aumentarall they are doing is swelling the ranks of the unemployed — lo único que hacen es engrosar las cifras de desempleados
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1. [swel]1) \<\<wood/sails/face/ankles\>\> hincharse; \<\<river/stream\>\> crecer*, subir2) ( increase) \<\<population/crowd\>\> crecer*, aumentar
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vt1) ( increase in size) \<\<body/joint/features\>\> hinchar; \<\<sails\>\> hinchar; \<\<river\>\> hacer* crecer or subir2) (increase in number, volume) \<\<population/total/funds\>\> aumentar•Phrasal Verbs:- swell up
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a) ( of sea) oleaje ma heavy swell — un fuerte oleaje, una marejada
b) (surge, movement) oleada f
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adjective (fine, excellent) (AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam), bárbaro (fam) -
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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.) narasti, oteči2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) valovanje3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) imeniten- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *I [swel]1.nounoteklina, oteklost, nabreklost, otòk; otekanje; nautical valovanje po viharju; architecture izboklina, izbočina, izbok; rahla strmina, vzpetina (zemljišča); figuratively porast, naraščanje; music crescendo, za katerim pride diminuendo; (o orglah) naprava za jačanje in slabljenje zvoka; colloquially imetnik, odličnik, mojster, fin gospod, fina dama; slang gizdalin, elegan, gizdalinka, modna dama; poznavaleca swell at s.th. — poznavalec, mojster česa, zelo dober igralec ( at tennis tenisa)a swell in politics figuratively visoka živina v politikia big swell figuratively visoka, vplivna osebawhat a swell you are! — kako si eleganten!there was a heavy swell on — valovi so bili zelo veliki;2.adjective slangtiptop, šik, zelo eleganten, moden; imeniten, odličen, sijajena swell person — imenitna oseba, odličnikswell society — elegantna, fina družbaswell mob colloquially hohštaplerji, kriminalci, lepo oblečeni lopoviII [swel]1.intransitive verb(tudi swell up, swell out) oteči, otekati, nabrekniti; napihniti se, napeti se, nabuhniti, napenjati se; (voda) narasti; (jadro) napeti se, napihniti se; rasti, prerasti ( into v), narasti, povečati se; izbruhniti (izvirek, solze); architecture izbočiti se; figuratively kipeti (čustva); (srce) napenjati se, (hoteti) počiti ( with od); biti poln ( with česa), figuratively napihovati se, hvalisati se, bahati se;2.transitive verb (tudi swell up, swell out) napihniti, napeti; razširiti, povečati ( into do), zvišati, pomnožitiswelled head slang nadutost, domišljavostto swell note music peti (igrati) noto izmenoma crescendo in diminuendoto suffer from swelled head figuratively biti nadut, domišljav -
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1. 2. adjectivegeschwollen; angeschwollen [Fluss]have a swollen head — (fig.) sehr eingebildet od. von sich eingenommen sein
* * *['swəulən]adjective (increased in size, thickness etc, through swelling: a swollen river; He had a swollen ankle after falling down the stairs.) (an)geschwollen* * *swol·len[ˈswəʊlən, AM ˈswoʊ-]II. adj1. (puffy) geschwollena \swollen face ein aufgequollenes Gesicht2. (larger than usual) angeschwollena \swollen river/stream ein angeschwollener Fluss/Strom* * *['swəUlən] ptp of swelladjankle, face, glands etc (an)geschwollen; stomach aufgedunsen, aufgebläht; wood verquollen, gequollen; sails gebläht; river angeschwollen, angestiegen; numbers (an)gestiegen, angewachsenhe has a swollen head (fig) — er ist so aufgeblasen
* * *swollen [ˈswəʊlən]* * *1. 2. adjectivegeschwollen; angeschwollen [Fluss]have a swollen head — (fig.) sehr eingebildet od. von sich eingenommen sein
* * *adj.angeschwollen adj.geschwollen adj.verschwollen adj.
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