bulge in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bulge in the English»French Dictionary

I.bulge [Brit bʌldʒ, Am bəldʒ] N

1. bulge (swelling):

bulge (in clothing, vase, column, pipe, tube)

renflement m

bulge (in tyre)

hernie f

bulge (in wall)

bombement m

bulge (in plaster)

boursouflure f

bulge (in cheek)

gonflement f

(in stomach) the bulge of his belly inf

son gros ventre

(in carpet) there is a bulge in the carpet

le tapis gondole

2. bulge STAT:

bulge

poussée f

a demographic/statistical bulge

une poussée démographique/statistique

3. bulge (increase):

bulge

augmentation f (in de)

a bulge in the birth/unemployment rate

une augmentation du taux de natalité/chômage

4. bulge MIL:

bulge

saillant m

the battle of the Bulge HISTORY, MIL

la bataille des Ardennes

the battle of the Bulge fig, hum

la bataille contre les kilos superflus

5. bulge Am (advantage):

bulge inf

avantage m

bulge inf

dessus m inf

II.bulge [Brit bʌldʒ, Am bəldʒ] VB intr

bulge bag, pocket:

être gonflé

bulge wallet:

être bourré

bulge surface:

se boursoufler

bulge stomach:

ballonner

bulge cheeks:

être gonflé

his eyes were bulging out of their sockets

ses yeux lui sortaient de la tête

to be bulging with bag, vehicle, wardrobe:

être bourré de

to be bulging with book, building:

être rempli de

Translations for bulge in the French»English Dictionary

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renflement

bulge

bombement (de mur)

bulge

embonpoint

bulge

se renfler

to bulge

hernie

bulge

saillir (ressortir) côtes, muscles:

to bulge

sa robe la boudine

her dress shows every bulge

bomber

to bulge out

faire ventre mur:

to bulge out

bulge in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bulge in the English»French Dictionary

I.bulge [bʌldʒ] VB intr

bulge pocket

être bourré

bulge clothes

faire des bourrelets

bulge wall, surface

faire une bosse f

her eyes bulged in surprise

ses yeux étaient grand ouverts d'étonnement

a pocket bulging with sth

une poche bourrée de qc

Phrases:

to be bulging at the seams inf

être plein à craquer

to be bulging at the seams room, cinema

être bondé

II.bulge [bʌldʒ] N

1. bulge (swelling):

bulge

gonflement m

2. bulge ECON:

bulge

hausse f à court terme

3. bulge HISTORY:

the Battle of the Bulge

la bataille des Ardennes

Translations for bulge in the French»English Dictionary

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protubérance

bulge

bulge Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the Battle of the Bulge

la bataille des Ardennes

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He sports a short beard and moustache, an open mouth with fangs, and bulging eyes with a wrathful expression.

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Patients usually present with sudden or insidious onset of redness in one eye, associated with progressive proptosis or bulging.

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It has a bright nucleus, an unusually large central bulge, and a prominent dust lane in its inclined disk.

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They lead 286 at halftime, and the lead bulged to 356 by the end of the third quarter.

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While successful, the bow bulge required to contain the operating mechanism reduced hydrodynamic efficiency and lowered her overall speed.

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There is some evidence of slumping in the eastern bulge.

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The lowest five rows have an additional strap to prevent the structure from bulging outward.

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Sometimes these slides have bulges of rock that stick up.

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However, flat surfaces of any significant size will distort under pressure, tending to bulge.

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The gravity of the bulges is slightly off of the primary-satellite axis and thus has a component along the satellite's motion.

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