swells in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for swells in the English»French Dictionary

I.swell [Brit swɛl, Am swɛl] N

1. swell (of waves):

swell

houle f

a heavy swell

une forte houle

2. swell MUS:

swell

crescendo m et diminuendo m

3. swell (of organ):

swell

boîte f expressive

4. swell (fashionable person):

swell inf, dated

personne f huppée inf

the swells + vb pl

le grand monde

5. swell (bulge):

swell (of belly)

rondeur f

swell (of chest)

largeur f

swell (of muscles)

grosseur f

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

1. swell (smart):

swell car, outfit

classe inf

swell inv restaurant

chic inv

to look swell

faire chic

2. swell (great):

swell

formidable

he's a swell guy

c'est un type formidable

we had a swell time

on s'est bien amusés

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

1. swell (increase):

swell population, crowd

gonfler

swell membership, number

augmenter

swell bank balance, figures, funds, total

gonfler

students swelled the ranks of the demonstrators

les étudiants ont gonflé les rangs des manifestants

2. swell (fill):

swell wind: sail

gonfler

swell floodwater: river

grossir

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

1. swell (expand):

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

se gonfler

swell dried fruit, wood:

gonfler

swell ankle, gland:

enfler

swell river:

grossir

her heart swelled with pride

elle était gonflée d'orgueil

2. swell (increase):

swell crowd, population, membership:

s'accroître

swell demand, prices:

augmenter (to jusqu'à)

to swell to 20, 000 total:

atteindre 20 000

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

atteindre 20000 personnes

3. swell (grow louder):

swell music:

devenir plus fort

swell note, sound:

monter

the cheers swelled to a roar

les applaudissements sont devenus des clameurs

4. swell (ooze):

swell blood, liquid:

s'écouler (from, out of de)

V.swell [Brit swɛl, Am swɛl]

to have a swollen head inf

avoir la grosse tête inf

you'll make his head swell

il va avoir la grosse tête

swell box N MUS

swell box

boîte f expressive

I.swell out VB [Brit swɛl -, Am swɛl -] (swell [sth] out, swell out [sth])

swell out wind sails:

swell out

gonfler

swell up VB [Brit swɛl -, Am swɛl -]

swell up ankle, finger:

swell up

enfler

swell headed ADJ Am inf

swell headed

prétentieux/-ieuse

Translations for swells in the French»English Dictionary

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houle

swell

il y a de la houle

there's a swell

la houle est forte

there's a heavy swell

enfler vent: voiles

to swell

enfler crues, dégel: eaux, rivière

to swell

enfler partie du corps:

to swell (up)

enfler rivière, mer:

to swell

boursoufler visage, bras, peau

to cause [sth] to swell

se boursoufler peau, visage:

to swell up

tuméfier

to make [sth] swell up

rengorger personne:

to swell with conceit (de qc at sth, d'avoir fait at having done)

swells in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swells in the English»French Dictionary

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

swell

gonfler

to swell the ranks

gonfler les rangs

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

1. swell (get bigger):

swell

se gonfler

swell wood

gonfler

swell ankle, arm

enfler

swell sea

se soulever

2. swell (get louder):

swell

monter

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

1. swell (increase in sound):

swell

crescendo m

2. swell (movement of sea):

swell

houle f

swell box N MUS

swell box

boîte f expressive

Translations for swells in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

houle

swell

enfler rivière

to swell

enfler les doigts

to make the finger's swell up

(s')enfler

to swell up

à cause de la cortisone, son corps a tendance à enfler

with the cortisone, his body tends to swell up

grossir fruit

to swell

grossir foule, nombre de chômeurs

to swell

gonfler

to swell

s'arrondir

to swell

swells Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to swell the ranks

gonfler les rangs

to make the finger's swell up

enfler les doigts

with the cortisone, his body tends to swell up

à cause de la cortisone, son corps a tendance à enfler