swollen in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for swollen in the English»French Dictionary

I.swollen [Brit ˈswəʊlən, Am ˈswoʊlən] VB pp

swollen → swell

II.swollen [Brit ˈswəʊlən, Am ˈswoʊlən] ADJ

swollen ankle, gland

enflé

swollen eyes

gonflé

swollen river

en crue

my eyes are swollen with crying

j'ai les yeux gonflés d'avoir pleuré

III.swollen [Brit ˈswəʊlən, Am ˈswoʊlən]

to have a swollen head, to be swollen-headed inf

avoir la grosse tête inf

See also swell

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

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

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to have swollen glands

avoir des ganglions

Translations for swollen in the French»English Dictionary

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turgide

swollen, turgid form

enflé (enflée)

swollen

tuméfier

to make [sth] swell up

avoir les paupières tuméfiées

to have swollen eyelids

swollen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swollen in the English»French Dictionary

I.swollen [ˈswəʊlən, Am ˈswoʊ-] VB

swollen pp of swell

II.swollen [ˈswəʊlən, Am ˈswoʊ-] ADJ

1. swollen (puffy):

swollen

enflé(e)

a swollen head pej

une grosse tête

2. swollen (fuller than usual):

swollen

gonflé(e)

See also swell

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

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 swollen in the French»English Dictionary

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enflé(e)

swollen

tuméfié(e)

swollen

boursouflé(e)

swollen

gonflé(e)

swollen

houle

swell

bouffi(e) mains

swollen

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

swollen Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a swollen head pej

une grosse tête

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Adult male round gobies turn inky black during the spawning season and develop swollen cheeks.

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The joints in gout can often become swollen and lose function.

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On a cross-country journey between games the team stagecoach floundered in a swollen river and the squad waded ashore only to be stranded for two days in a roadman's hut.

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The epiglottis and arytenoids are cherry-red and swollen.

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He learns to accept praise without getting swollen-headed and is ready to be corrected if he has done wrong.

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The bark is chewed and sprayed over swollen cheeks.

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When your eyes are tired and swollen, the last thing you want to be doing is faffing around with mascara and make-up remover.

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Common symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, fatigue, back pain and occasionally a skin rash, swollen lymph glands and eye pain.

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The tepals are fused at the base, forming a tube about two-thirds or three-quarters of the length of the flower, swollen slightly at its base.

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The fingertips of this species are somewhat swollen and wide at the tips.

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