swell in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for swell 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 swell 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)

swell in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swell 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 [swel] N 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 swell in the French»English Dictionary

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houle

swell

enfler rivière

to swell

enfler les doigts

to make the fingers swell up

(s')enfler

to swell up

grossir fruit

to swell

grossir foule, nombre de chômeurs

to swell

gonfler

to swell

arrondir fortune

to swell

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He looks swell in a chambray shirt.

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Reporters and rival dealers waited patiently amongst the late-night swell of people.

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About 20 days after germination, the cotyledon reaches a length of about 15 cm and begins to swell.

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

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Opponents state that without wolves, prey populations swell unnaturally, unbalancing ecosystems whilst simultaneously sapping wildlife management resources.

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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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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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Then having quite a swell time, half-sympathy, half-gloating but over all mischievous, he rushed, posthaste, to partition the dramatis personae into saints and sinners.

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They typically swell common seal materials.

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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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