verb🔗ShareGonfler, enflerTo become bigger, especially due to being engorged."After the bee sting, her finger swells up and turns red. "Après la piqûre d'abeille, son doigt a gonflé et est devenu rouge.physiologymedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGonfler, grossirTo cause to become bigger."Rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring."Les pluies et la fonte des neiges font gonfler les rivières au printemps.bodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGonfler, s'amplifierTo grow gradually in force or loudness."The organ music swelled."La musique d'orgue s'est amplifiée.soundmusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGonfler, enflerTo raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate."to be swelled with pride or haughtiness"être gonflé d'orgueil ou de hauteurcharacterattitudemindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'enorgueillir, gonflerTo be raised to arrogance."After winning the writing contest, John swells with pride and starts bragging about his talent constantly. "Après avoir gagné le concours d'écriture, John s'enorgueillit et commence à se vanter constamment de son talent.characterattitudemindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGonfler, enflerTo be elated; to rise arrogantly."After winning the science fair, he swells with pride. "Après avoir gagné le concours scientifique, il s'enorgueillit.attitudecharacteremotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGonfler, enflerTo be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant."swelling words  a swelling style"Des mots enflés, un style enflé.stylelanguageliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGonfler, enflerTo protuberate; to bulge out."A cask swells in the middle."Un tonneau gonfle au milieu.appearancebodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGonflement, enflureThe act of swelling; increase in size."The swells in the river made it dangerous to cross. "Les gonflements dans la rivière rendaient la traversée dangereuse.bodymedicinephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGonflement, renflementA bulge or protuberance."The child's cheek had a noticeable swell from the fall. "La joue de l'enfant présentait un gonflement notable après la chute.appearancebodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAmplification, essorIncrease of power in style, or of rhetorical force."The author's use of metaphors gave impressive swells to the poem's emotional impact. "L'utilisation de métaphores par l'auteur a donné une amplification impressionnante à l'impact émotionnel du poème.stylelanguageliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHouleA long series of ocean waves, generally produced by wind, and lasting after the wind has ceased."Even though the wind had stopped, the surfers were still enjoying the powerful swells rolling in from the open ocean. "Même si le vent s'était arrêté, les surfeurs appréciaient toujours la puissante houle qui déferlait de l'océan.nauticalweatheroceannaturesailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGonflement, enflureA gradual crescendo followed by diminuendo."The organ music filled the cathedral with powerful swells, each wave of sound building to a peak before softly fading away. "La musique d'orgue a rempli la cathédrale de puissants gonflements, chaque vague sonore atteignant un sommet avant de s'estomper doucement.musicsoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSourdineA device for controlling the volume of a pipe organ."The organist carefully adjusted the swells to create a gradual crescendo during the hymn. "L'organiste a soigneusement ajusté la sourdine pour créer un crescendo progressif pendant l'hymne.organmusicdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRécitA division in a pipe organ, usually the largest enclosed division."The organist carefully adjusted the volume of the swells, bringing a richer, fuller sound to the hymn. "L'organiste a soigneusement ajusté le volume du récit, apportant un son plus riche et plus complet à l'hymne.organmusicsoundstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareButte, monticuleA hillock or similar raised area of terrain."The sheep grazed peacefully on the grassy swells of the hillside. "Les moutons paissaient paisiblement sur les buttes herbeuses de la colline.geographygeologyenvironmentnatureareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBombementAn upward protrusion of strata from whose central region the beds dip quaquaversally at a low angle."The geologist pointed to a series of subtle swells in the exposed rock layers, explaining how these upward curves indicated ancient geological forces at work. "Le géologue a montré une série de bombements subtils dans les couches rocheuses exposées, expliquant comment ces courbes ascendantes indiquaient des forces géologiques anciennes à l'œuvre.geologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn élégant, un chic typeA person who dresses in a fancy or elegant manner.""At the company holiday party, there were a few swells in tuxedos and evening gowns, clearly enjoying the formal atmosphere." "Lors de la fête de fin d'année de l'entreprise, il y avait quelques élégants en smoking et en robes de soirée, qui appréciaient clairement l'atmosphère formelle.appearancepersonstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePersonne de haut rang, notableA person of high social standing; an important person."The charity gala was filled with swells from the city's business and political circles. "Le gala de charité était rempli de notables issus des milieux d'affaires et politiques de la ville.personsocietystyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'arçon avant d'une selleThe front brow of a saddle bow, connected in the tree by the two saddle bars to the cantle on the other end."The cowboy adjusted the blanket under his saddle, making sure it wouldn't rub against the swells of the saddle bow during his long ride. "Le cow-boy a ajusté la couverture sous sa selle, s'assurant qu'elle ne frotterait pas contre l'arçon avant de la selle pendant sa longue chevauchée.technicalpartitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading