swell up in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for swell up in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for swell up in the English»French Dictionary

I.swell [Brit swɛl, Am swɛl] N

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

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

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

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

swell up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swell up in the English»French Dictionary

I.swell <swelled, swollen [or swelled]> [swel] VB trans a. fig

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

III.swell <swelled, swollen [or swelled]> [swel] N no pl, no indef art

See also down3, down2, down1

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Do not keep the soil wet when the humidity is maintained at 100%, as the eggs will absorb water, swell up, and burst.
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Heat rash develops when sweat ducts become blocked and swell up, looking like dots or tiny pimples on the skin.
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To ensure they have adequate supplies they force-feed certain ants which swell up and become living larders for the rest of the colony.
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If nodes detect something foreign passing through them such as a bacterium or a cancer cell they will swell up.
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Allergies can also set off an allergic reaction causing swelling to the bronchial tubes, and as a result the air passage will swell up, or close up completely.
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Later, the second star can swell up, allowing the neutron star to suck up its matter.
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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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