swell in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for swell in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.swell [Brit swɛl, Am swɛl] N

1. swell (of waves):

swell

onda f morta

swell

houle f

a heavy swell

un'onda morta molto lunga

2. swell MUS:

swell

crescendo m seguito da diminuendo

3. swell (of organ):

swell

mantice m

4. swell (fashionable person):

swell arch, inf

elegantone m / elegantona f

swell arch, inf

damerino m

the swells + verbo pl

il bel mondo

5. swell (bulge):

swell (of belly)

rotondità f

swell (of chest, muscles)

circonferenza f

II.swell [Brit swɛl, Am swɛl] ADJ Am arch, inf

1. swell (smart):

swell car, outfit

di classe, alla moda

swell restaurant

alla moda, chic

to look swell

essere elegantissimo

2. swell (great):

swell

formidabile

swell

meraviglioso

he's a swell guy

è un tipo formidabile

we had a swell time

ci siamo divertiti da pazzi or ci siamo dati alla pazza gioia

III.swell <pt swelled, pp swollen, swelled> [Brit swɛl, Am swɛl] VB trans

1. swell (increase):

swell population, crowd

ingrossare, accrescere

swell membership, number

aumentare, ingrossare

swell bank balance, figures, funds, total

gonfiare

students swelled the ranks of the demonstrators

gli studenti hanno ingrossato le file dei dimostranti

2. swell (fill):

swell wind: sail

gonfiare

swell floodwater: river

ingrossare, gonfiare

IV.swell <pt swelled, pp swollen, swelled> [Brit swɛl, Am swɛl] VB intr

1. swell (expand):

swell balloon, bud, fruit, tyre, sail, stomach:

gonfiarsi

swell dried fruit, wood:

dilatarsi, gonfiarsi

swell ankle, gland:

gonfiare

swell river:

ingrossarsi

her heart swelled with pride

aveva il cuore gonfio di orgoglio

2. swell (increase):

swell crowd, population, membership:

crescere, aumentare

swell demand, prices:

gonfiarsi, aumentare, salire (to fino a)

to swell to 20, 000 total:

salire a, raggiungere 20.000

to swell to 20, 000 crowd, number of people:

salire, arrivare a 20.000 persone

3. swell (grow louder):

swell music, note, sound:

salire, diventare più forte

the cheers swelled to a roar

gli applausi aumentarono fino a scrosciare

4. swell (ooze):

swell blood, liquid:

colare (from, out of da)

V.swell [Brit swɛl, Am swɛl]

to have a swollen head inf

essere montato or esaltato

you'll make his head swell

gli monterai la testa

swell up VB [swɛl -]

swell up ankle, finger:

swell up

gonfiare, gonfiarsi

swell out VB [swɛl -] (swell [sth] out, swell out [sth])

swell out wind sails:

swell out

gonfiare

swell headed [ˈswelˌhedɪd] ADJ Am inf

swell headed

montato

swell headed

esaltato

swell box [Am ˈswɛl ˌbɑks] N MUS

swell box

cassa f d'organo

Translations for swell in the Italian»English Dictionary

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inturgidirsi

to swell

esaltato

swell headed Am

rigonfiarsi

to swell (up) again

ingrossare fiume, torrente

to swell

ingrossare numero, popolazione

to swell

ingrossare fiume, torrente:

to swell

ingrossarsi fiume, torrente:

to swell

mantice (di organo)

swell

swell in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swell in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.swell <swelled, swelled [or swollen]> [swel] VB intr

1. swell (get bigger):

swell

gonfiarsi

2. swell (get louder):

swell sound

aumentare di volume

3. swell (increase):

swell

aumentare

II.swell <swelled, swelled [or swollen]> [swel] VB trans

1. swell (in size):

swell

accrescere

2. swell (in number):

swell

ingrossare

III.swell <swelled, swelled [or swollen]> [swel] N (of sea)

swell

ondata f

a heavy swell

una grossa ondata

IV.swell <swelled, swelled [or swollen]-er, -est> [swel] ADJ inf

swell

fantastico, -a

Translations for swell in the Italian»English Dictionary

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rigonfiarsi

to swell up again

ingrossare

to swell

ingrossare

to swell

ingrossarsi (fiume)

to swell

gonfiarsi (diventare gonfio: mani, piedi, occhi)

to swell (up)

swell Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a heavy swell

una grossa ondata

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Made of particleboard or melamine, these cabinets tend to break down or swell if they get too wet, too often.

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The grass is not grown for its grain, as are other wild rice species, but for the stems, which swell into juicy galls when infected with the smut.

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The lymph nodes which lie in the lymphatic system will often swell or inflame as a reaction to the disease or infection.

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Soils with smectite clay minerals, including montmorillonite and bentonite, have the most dramatic shrink-swell capacity.

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He looks swell in a chambray shirt.

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However, the stress of playing and training fully competitively again caused his knee to swell up, requiring further surgery.

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In addition to reduced taste bud sensitivity, cabin pressure causes mucus membranes to swell, blocking this pathway.

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This was used to swell the wooden axles of carts, and was a popular watering spot for carthorses.

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And we were in the ice floe with the swell, and at that point the iceberg had moved on.

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The dried food would start to swell, and after two minutes the mixture was stirred, and a sachet of sauce added.

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