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surge [sɜ:dʒ]1 noun(a) (increase → of activity) augmentation f, poussée f; (→ of emotion) vague f, accès m; Electricity surtension f;∎ a big surge in demand une forte augmentation de la demande;∎ a surge of pain/pity un accès de douleur/de pitié;∎ he felt a surge of pride at the sight of his son la fierté l'envahit en regardant son fils;∎ I felt a surge of hatred j'ai senti la haine monter en moi(b) (rush, stampede) ruée f;∎ there was a sudden surge for the exit tout à coup les gens se sont rués vers la sortie;∎ a surge of spectators carried him forward il fut emporté par le flot des spectateurs;∎ the demonstrators made a surge forward and broke through the police cordon les manifestants se ruèrent en avant et le cordon de police céda(a) (well up → emotion) monter;∎ I felt anger/hope/despair surge in me j'ai senti la colère/l'espoir/le désespoir monter en moi∎ the demonstrators surged forward les manifestants se ruèrent en avant;∎ the gates of the stadium opened and the fans surged in/out les portes du stade s'ouvrirent et des flots de spectateurs s'y engouffrèrent/en sortirent;∎ the truck surged forward le camion a bondi en avant;∎ water surged through the breach in the dam des torrents ou trombes d'eau jaillirent de la brèche dans le barrage;∎ blood surged to her cheeks le sang lui est monté au visage(c) Electricity subir une brusque pointe de tension= surge intransitive verb (a)
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