swell Signification, définition

Signification de swell en français

• 0 (of part of the body) to become larger and filled with fluid -- enfler

  • His arm was swelling from the animal’s bite. Son bras enflait suite à la morsure de l’animal.

• 1 to become larger or curve outward -- gonfler

  • as the balloon swelled tandis que le ballon gonflait

  • The wind was swelling the sails. Le vent gonflait les voiles.

• 2 (of a sound) to become louder -- devenir plus fort/-e

  • as the music swelled at the end comme la musique devenait plus forte à la fin

• 3 to increase in number -- augmenter

  • The deficit has swelled to 300 billion dollars. Le déficit a atteint 300 milliards de dollars.

• 4 to make or become larger, greater or thicker -- enfler, gonfler

  • 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.

• 5 a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm -- houle

  • The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.

• 6 used as a term of approval -- épatant

  • a swell idea

  • That’s swell!