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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. gonfler [ɡɔ̃fle] VB trans

1. gonfler (remplir d'air):

gonfler (avec la bouche) ballon, pneu
to blow up
gonfler poumon
to fill (de with)
gonfler joue
to puff out
gonfler (avec une pompe) ballon, pneu
to inflate, to pump up
être gonflé à bloc pneu:
to be fully inflated
être gonflé à bloc fig personne:
to be raring to go inf
le vent gonfle la voile
the wind swells ou fills the sail
le vent gonfle ma chemise
the wind makes my shirt billow

2. gonfler (faire augmenter):

gonfler personne: muscle
to tense, to flex
gonfler objet: poche, sac
to make [sth] bulge
gonfler eau: éponge
to saturate
gonfler pluie: rivière
to make [sth] swollen
gonfler sève: bourgeon
to swell
la limonade gonfle l'estomac
lemonade makes you feel bloated

3. gonfler fig:

la joie gonflait mon cœur
my heart was bursting with joy
leur victoire les a gonflés d'orgueil
their victory has gone to their heads

4. gonfler (augmenter):

gonfler bénéfices, effectifs
to increase
gonfler bénéfices, effectifs
to bump up inf
gonfler prix
to push up
gonfler statistiques
to inflate
gonfler importance
to exaggerate

5. gonfler (énerver) sl:

gonfler qn
to get on sb's nerves
tu me gonfles!
you're getting on my nerves!

6. gonfler CINE:

gonfler film
to enlarge, to blow [sth] up

7. gonfler MOTOR:

gonfler moteur, voiture
to soup up

II. gonfler [ɡɔ̃fle] VB intr

1. gonfler (enfler):

gonfler pied, sein:
to swell (up), to get swollen
gonfler visage, paupière:
to swell (up), to become puffy
gonfler riz, bois, éponge:
to swell
gonfler gâteau, pâte: FOOD
to rise
laisser gonfler le riz
leave the rice to swell

2. gonfler (augmenter):

gonfler somme, effectifs:
to increase
faire gonfler les prix
to push prices up

III. se gonfler VB refl

1. se gonfler (enfler):

se gonfler voile:
to swell, to fill
se gonfler rivière:
to become swollen
l'éponge se gonfle (d'eau)
the sponge becomes saturated with water
se gonfler d'orgueil fig
to be full of one's own importance

2. se gonfler (augmenter):

se gonfler recette, budget, effectifs:
to increase (de by)
English
English
French
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swell out
gonfler
soup up
gonfler
belly out
se gonfler
belly out (belly [sth] out)
gonfler
inflate balloon, tyre, toy, lifejacket
gonfler
inflate lung
dilater, gonfler
inflate
gonfler
inflate
se gonfler
pump up tyre, air bed
gonfler
bump up
gonfler inf
billow out skirt, sail:
se gonfler
pad out meal, course, dish
gonfler inf (with avec)
hype up (blow up) issue, story
gonfler

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. gonfler [gɔ̃fle] VB trans

gonfler pneus
to inflate
gonfler ballon
to blow up
gonfler voiles
to fill
gonfler les poumons
to fill one's lungs

II. gonfler [gɔ̃fle] VB intr

gonfler
to swell
gonfler pâte
to rise

III. gonfler [gɔ̃fle] VB refl

se gonfler poitrine
to expand
se gonfler voiles
to fill
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English
French
French
inflate
gonfler
inflate
se gonfler
belly out
se gonfler
belly out
gonfler
gore
gonfler
puff up
gonfler
puff up
gonfler
swell
gonfler
to swell the ranks
gonfler les rangs
swell
se gonfler
swell wood
gonfler
balloon
gonfler
to bolster sb's ego
gonfler l'ego de qn
blow out
gonfler
blow up
gonfler
blow up
gonfler
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. gonfler [go͂fle] VB trans

gonfler pneus
to inflate
gonfler ballon
to blow up
gonfler voiles
to fill
gonfler les poumons
to fill one's lungs

II. gonfler [go͂fle] VB intr

gonfler
to swell
gonfler pâte
to rise

III. gonfler [go͂fle] VB refl

gonfler se gonfler:

gonfler poitrine
to expand
gonfler voiles
to fill
English
English
French
French
inflate
gonfler
inflate
se gonfler
gore
gonfler
puff up
gonfler
puff up
gonfler
swell
gonfler
to swell the ranks
gonfler les rangs
swell
se gonfler
swell wood
gonfler
balloon
gonfler
puff out
gonfler
puff out
se gonfler
to bolster sb's ego
gonfler l'ego de qn
blow out
gonfler
blow up
gonfler
blow up
gonfler
Présent
jegonfle
tugonfles
il/elle/ongonfle
nousgonflons
vousgonflez
ils/ellesgonflent
Imparfait
jegonflais
tugonflais
il/elle/ongonflait
nousgonflions
vousgonfliez
ils/ellesgonflaient
Passé simple
jegonflai
tugonflas
il/elle/ongonfla
nousgonflâmes
vousgonflâtes
ils/ellesgonflèrent
Futur simple
jegonflerai
tugonfleras
il/elle/ongonflera
nousgonflerons
vousgonflerez
ils/ellesgonfleront
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

gonfler les poumons
to fill one's lungs
se gonfler poitrine
to expand
se gonfler voiles
to fill

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