swell

swell
I 1. [swel]
nome
1) (of waves) onda f. morta
2) mus. crescendo m. seguito da diminuendo
3) (of belly) rotondità f.
2.
aggettivo AE ant. colloq.
1) (smart) [car, outfit] di classe, alla moda; [restaurant] alla moda, chic

to look swell — essere elegantissimo

2) (great) formidabile, meraviglioso
II 1. [swel]
verbo transitivo (pass. swelled; p.pass. swollen, swelled)
1) (increase) ingrossare, accrescere [population]; aumentare, ingrossare [membership, number]; gonfiare [bank balance, figures]
2) (fill) [wind] gonfiare [sail]; [floodwater] ingrossare, gonfiare [river]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. swelled; p.pass. swollen, swelled)
1) (expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] gonfiarsi; [dried fruit, wood] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ankle, gland] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [river] ingrossarsi

her heart swelled with pride — aveva il cuore gonfio di orgoglio

2) (increase) [crowd, population] crescere, aumentare; [prices] gonfiarsi, aumentare, salire

to swell to 20,000 — salire o arrivare a 20.000

3) (grow louder) [music, sound] diventare più forte, aumentare di volume
4) (ooze) [liquid] colare (from, out of da)
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[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb
(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) gonfiare, gonfiarsi; aumentare
2. noun
(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) (moto ondoso)
3. adjective
((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) eccellente, ottimo
- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up
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[swɛl] swelled vb: pt swollen pp
1. n
(of sea) mare m lungo
2. adj
(Am: fine, good) eccezionale, favoloso (-a)

that's just swell — perfetto

3. vi
(ankle, eye etc), (also: swell up) gonfiarsi, (sails) prendere il vento, (in size, number) aumentare, (sound, music) diventare più forte, (river etc) ingrossarsi

to swell with pride — gonfiarsi d'orgoglio

the cheers swelled to a roar — gli applausi si tramutarono in un boato

the numbers have swelled — i numeri sono aumentati

my ankles swelled — mi si sono gonfiate le caviglie

4. vt
(numbers, sales etc) far aumentare, (sails) gonfiare, (river) ingrossare
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swell (1) /swɛl/
n.
1 [u] (il) gonfio; (il) rigonfio; (il) grosso; protuberanza: the swell of the forearm, il grosso dell'avambraccio
2 (solo al sing.) moto ondoso (del mare); (poet.) flutti: out of the swell of the sea, lontano dai flutti del mare
3 (naut.) onda morta; mare lungo
4 (geol.) cupola sottomarina
5 (anche fig.) aumento; crescita; ingrossamento: (stat.) a swell in population, un aumento della popolazione
6 (mus.) crescendo (seguito da diminuendo): the swell of the organ, il crescendo dell'organo
7 (fam. antiq.) elegantone; damerino
8 (fam. USA) tipo in gamba; pezzo grosso
● (mus.) swell-box, cassa (d'organo) □ (naut.) swell direction, direzione delle onde □ a swell of the ground, un'altura □ (mus.) swell pedal, pedale (dell'organo) per aumentare il volume del suono.
swell (2) /swɛl/
a.
1 (fam.) eccellente; ottimo; grande; meraviglioso; straordinario; That's a swell idea!, è una grande idea!
2 (fam. antiq.) elegante; alla moda.
(to) swell /swɛl/
(pass. swelled, p. p. swollen, swelled)
A v. i.
1 (spesso to swell out) gonfiarsi; dilatarsi; enfiarsi; inturgidire; tumefarsi; (del mare) farsi grosso: The sails swelled out, le vele si sono gonfiate; Cardboard swells in water, il cartone si dilata nell'acqua; His hand began to swell, gli si cominciò a enfiare la mano
2 (fig.) (spesso to swell up) essere gonfio; andare tronfio; gonfiarsi; insuperbirsi; inorgoglirsi: He is swollen with pride, è gonfio d'orgoglio; to swell like a turkey-cock, andar tronfio (o gonfiarsi) come un tacchino
3 (anche fig.) aumentare; crescere; ingrossare; montare; salire: The murmur swelled into a roar, il mormorio crebbe fino a diventare un frastuono; Anger swelled in him, fu assalito dalla collera; (naut.) the swelling tide, la marea che sale
4 (di prezzi) gonfiarsi; lievitare
5 (di un suono) crescere di volume; farsi più forte
6 (med.) tumefarsi
B v. t.
1 (spesso to swell up) gonfiare; dilatare; enfiare; tumefare: The recent rains have swollen the river, le piogge recenti hanno gonfiato il fiume
2 ingrossare; aumentare; accrescere; far salire; gonfiare (fig.): to swell the ranks of the jobless, ingrossare le file dei disoccupati
● (del mare) to swell into an estuary, gonfiare un estuario; entrare impetuoso in un estuario □ (fam.) to swell one's pockets, riempirsi le tasche (di denaro); fare (un po' di) soldi □ (del vento) to swell the sails, gonfiare le vele.
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I 1. [swel]
nome
1) (of waves) onda f. morta
2) mus. crescendo m. seguito da diminuendo
3) (of belly) rotondità f.
2.
aggettivo AE ant. colloq.
1) (smart) [car, outfit] di classe, alla moda; [restaurant] alla moda, chic

to look swell — essere elegantissimo

2) (great) formidabile, meraviglioso
II 1. [swel]
verbo transitivo (pass. swelled; p.pass. swollen, swelled)
1) (increase) ingrossare, accrescere [population]; aumentare, ingrossare [membership, number]; gonfiare [bank balance, figures]
2) (fill) [wind] gonfiare [sail]; [floodwater] ingrossare, gonfiare [river]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. swelled; p.pass. swollen, swelled)
1) (expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] gonfiarsi; [dried fruit, wood] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ankle, gland] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [river] ingrossarsi

her heart swelled with pride — aveva il cuore gonfio di orgoglio

2) (increase) [crowd, population] crescere, aumentare; [prices] gonfiarsi, aumentare, salire

to swell to 20,000 — salire o arrivare a 20.000

3) (grow louder) [music, sound] diventare più forte, aumentare di volume
4) (ooze) [liquid] colare (from, out of da)

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