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swol·len

(swō′lən)

A past participle of swell.

adj.

1. Expanded by or as if by internal pressure; distended: a swollen toe.

2. Overblown; bombastic: swollen rhetoric.

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swollen

(ˈswəʊlən)

a past participle of swell

adj

1. tumid or enlarged by or as if by swelling

2. turgid or bombastic

ˈswollenly adv

ˈswollenness n

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swol•len

(ˈswoʊ lən)

v.

1. a pp. of swell.

adj.

2. enlarged by or as if by swelling; tumid.

3. turgid or bombastic.

swol′len•ness, n.

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Adj. 1. [画像:swollen - characteristic of false pride]swollen - characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes"

conceited, self-conceited, swollen-headed, vain, egotistic, egotistical

proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

swollen

adjective enlarged, bloated, puffy, inflamed, puffed up, distended, tumescent, oedematous, dropsical, tumid, edematous My eyes were so swollen I could hardly see.

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swollen

adjective

Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style:

aureate, bombastic, declamatory, flowery, fustian, grandiloquent, high-flown, high-sounding, magniloquent, orotund, overblown, rhetorical, sonorous.

Translations

مُنْتَفِخ، وارِممَنْفُوخ

oteklýrozvodněný

hævetopsvulmet

geschwollen angeschwollen

πρησμένος

hinchado inflamado

turvonnut

enflé gonflé turgide bouffi

natečen

duzzadtmegdagadt

bólginn, òrútinn, útblásinn

gonfio gonfiezza

腫れた

부푼

rozvodnený

otekel

svullen

บวม

şiş şişikşişmiş

bị sưng

肿胀的

swollen

[ˈswəʊl^ən]

pp of swell

adj

[ankle, face, foot, hand, finger, eyes, joints, glands] → enflé(e)

[river] → gonflé(e)

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swollen

ptp of swell

adj ankle, face, glands etc → (an)geschwollen ; stomach → aufgedunsen, aufgebläht ; wood → verquollen, gequollen ; sails → gebläht ; river → angeschwollen, angestiegen ; numbers → (an)gestiegen, angewachsen ; her eyes were swollen with tears → ihre Augen waren verweint ; he has a swollen head (fig) → er ist so aufgeblasen

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swollen

[ˈswəʊl/ən]

1. pp of swell

2. adj (ankle, finger, stomach) → gonfio/a; (river) → in piena
her eyes were swollen with tears → aveva gli occhi gonfi di pianto
you'll give him a swollen head (fig) → gli farai montare la testa

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swell

(swel) – past tense swelled: past participle swollen (ˈswoulən) – 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. vermeerder, opswel, verswel يَنْتَفِخ، يَوْرَم، يَكْبُر، يَزيد увеличавам (се) inchar(-se) otékat; rozvodnit, zvětšit schwellen svulme; øge πρήζω, φουσκώνω hinchar, inflar paistetama, paisuma, paisutama ورم كردن turvota enfler, gonfler לְהִתנַפֵּח सूजना, फूलना, उठना, उमड़ पड़ना, फूल जाना oticati, uvećati (meg)duzzaszt; (meg)dagad membengkak bólgna, þrútna gonfiare, gonfiarsi; aumentare ふくれる 부풀다, 팽창하다 tinti, patvinti, padidinti pietūkt; palielināt; palielināties membengkak; menambah zwellen svulme; øke, vokse puchnąć, podnieść پړسوب کول dilatar(-se) a umfla опухать; вздувать; увеличивать opuchnúť; rozvodniť; posilniť narasti, oteči povećati [få att] svälla (svullna), utöka ทําให้บวม şiş(ir)mek, art(tır)mak; kabar(t)mak 腫脹,增大 надимати(ся); роздуватися پھول جانا یا ورم آنا phồng lên, to lên, căng ra 肿胀,增大

noun

a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm. The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell. deining إرْتِفاع البَحْر وانْخِفاضُه мъртво вълнение ondulação vzdouvání die Dünung dønning φουσκοθαλασσιά marejada, oleaje ummiklainetus تلاطم vellonta houle גִיבּוּע सूजन talasanje, bibavica (vihar utáni) hullámzás ombak (undir)alda (moto ondoso) うねり 큰 파도, 너울 bangavimas viļņošanās; viļņi menggunung deining dønning fala تلاطم ondulação hulă зыбь vzdúvanie valovanje talasanje vågsvall, dyning คลื่นขนาดใหญ่ kabarma (浪濤的)洶湧 хвилювання, брижі سمندر کا اتار چڑھاؤ sóng biển động, sóng cồn 汹涌

adjective

(especially American) used as a term of approval. a swell idea; That's swell! oulik رائَع! превъзходен formidável ohromný prima herlig; god θαυμάσιος estupendo, bárbaro, formidable vahva عالي kiva épatant מצוין बड़ा अच्छा sjajan, izvanredan pompás bagus fínn, frábær eccellente, ottimo すばらしい 멋진, 고상한 puikus, šaunus lielisks; kolosāls bagus geweldig alle tiders, flott! świetny, klawy عالی formidável nemaipomenit шикарный ohromný imeniten sjajan strålande, toppen ดีเยี่ยม çok iyi/güzel 了不起,漂亮的 відмінний; чудовий بہت اچھا tốt, hợp thời trang 了不起,漂亮的

ˈswelling noun

a swollen area, especially on the body as a result of injury, disease etc. She had a swelling on her arm where the wasp had stung her. opswelling إنْتِفاخ الجِلْد издут inchaço otok die Schwellung hævelse; bule πρήξιμο hinchazón, tumefacción paistetus ورم turvotus enflure נפיחות महातरंग, सूजन, फुलाव, वृद्धि बढ़ाव, स्फीति, चढ़ाई, उभार, उभाड़ oteklina, nabreklina duzzanat pembengkakan bólga, þroti gonfiore はれもの 혹, 부음 patinimas, ištinimas pietūkums; uztūkums bengkak opzwelling hevelse, kul obrzęk پړسوب inchaço umflare; umflătură опухоль; припухлость opuch(lina) oteklina otok svullnad การพอง; การบวม şiş, şişlik 腫脹 опух; набрякання گومڑ یا ورم sự sưng lên, chỗ tấy lên 肿胀

swollen (ˈswəulən) adjective

increased in size, thickness etc, through swelling. a swollen river; He had a swollen ankle after falling down the stairs. opgeswel مُنْتَفِخ، وارِم подут inchado rozvodněný; oteklý geschwollen opsvulmet; hævet πρησμένος hinchado paisunud, paistetanud ورم كرده turvonnut enflé נפוח फूला हुआ, सूजा हुआ nateknut duzzadt; (meg)dagadt membengkak bólginn, þrútinn, útblásinn gonfio ふくれた 부어오른, 부푼 patinęs, patvinęs pietūcis; uztūcis bengkak gezwollen oppsvulmet, hoven wezbrany, spuchnięty پړسیدلی inchado umflat вздутый; распухший rozvodnený; opuchnutý narasel; otekel otekao svälld, svullen ที่พองตัว şişmiş, şişik 腫脹的 роздутий; опухлий سوجن sưng phồng, phình raa 肿胀的

ˌswollen-ˈheaded adjective

too pleased with oneself; conceited. He's very swollen-headed about his success. verwaand مُتَفاخِر، مَنْفوخ، مُتَباهٍ надменен convencido nafoukaný eingebildet opblæst που έχουν πάρει τα μυαλά του αέρα, ξιπασμένος creído, vanidoso, engreído ennasttäis از خود راضي بودن tärkeilevä prétentieux/-euse יהיר दंभी अभिमान nadut, uobražen öntelt besar kepala hrokafullur; sjálfumglaður presuntuoso 思い上った 자만하는 pasipūtęs iedomīgs; piepūties besar kepala verwaand oppblåst, blæret zarozumiały له ځان نه راضی اوسیدل convencido pretenţios зазнавшийся nafúkaný napihnjen uobražen uppblåst, stöddig ที่ยโสอวดดี; ที่เย่อหยิ่งทรนง kibirli, gururlu 傲慢的 зарозумілий اپنے آپ سے بہت خوش ہونا kiêu căng 傲慢的

swell out

to (cause to) bulge. The sails swelled out in the wind. uitdy يَبْرُزُ، يَعْلو деформирам се enfunar vzdouvat (se) sich blähen bølge φουσκώνω inflar paisuma, pungi ajama ايجاد ورم pullistua gonfler לְנַפֵּח उभरना nadimati se, napuhnuti se (meg)dagad (vitorla) menggembung bunga út gonfiarsi ふくらむ 부풀어 오르다 išsipūsti piepūst; izspīlēt; piepūsties; izspīlēties menggelembung bollen svulme opp, bule ut nadymać się دپړسوب مینځته راتلل enfunar a se umfla раздуваться vzdúvať (sa) napeti lepršati svälla (bukta) ut ทําให้บวมขึ้น şişmek 鼓起 надуватися ابھار پیدا ہونا căng ra 鼓起

swell up

(of a part of the body) to swell. The toothache made her face swell up. opswel يَنْتَفِخ، يَتَوَرَّم подувам се inchar opuchnout schwellen hæve πρήζομαι hinchar, abultarse (üles) paistetama ورم كردن turvota enfler לְהִתנַפֵּח सूजन होना nateći feldagad membengkak bólgna upp, tútna út gonfiarsi はれさせる 부어오르다 patinti uztūkt bengkak opzwellen hovne opp spuchnąć پړسوب کول inchar a se umfla распухать opuchnúť oteči oteći svälla upp ทําให้บวมขึ้น şişmek 腫起 напухнути جسم کے کسی حصے کا پھول جانا sưng lên 肿起

swollen

→ مَنْفُوخ oteklý hævet geschwollen πρησμένος inflamado turvonnut enflé natečen gonfio 腫れた 부푼 gezwollen hoven spuchnięty inchado опухший svullen บวม şiş bị sưng 肿胀的

swollen

a. pp. de to swell, hinchado-a.

swollen

(pp de swell) adj hinchado

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