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swell

verbbriathar
1. medicineleigheas of body part, distend
2. river, sea
3. of sail, bosom
4. of number, amount
5. increase number, amount
6. become louder
7. fill with feeling
8. of wave, sea
nounAinmfhocal
9. increase in amount, number
10. increase in loudness
11. surge of feeling
12. curved shape
13. movement of waves
14. fashionable person
15. musicceol part of organ
adjectiveaidiacht
16. excellent
PhrasesNathanna
Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha
 verbbriathar 1 (also nó swell up) medicineleigheas of body part, distend intransitiveneamhaistreachat verb cmuborr verb cmu his ankle was swelling bhí a rúitín ag at 2 river, sea transitiveaistreachborradh a chur ioibriú a chur i the high winds swelled the sea chuir an ghaoth ard borradh san fharraige the rain swelled the river bhí tuile san abhainn ag an bhfearthainn, bhí fuarlach san abhainn ag an mbáisteach 3 (also nó swell out) of sail, bosom intransitiveneamhaistreachbolg verb cmulíon verb cmu the sails swelled bhí na seolta líonta transitiveaistreachbolg verb cmulíon verb cmu the wind swelled the sails líon an ghaoth na seolta 4 of number, amount intransitiveneamhaistreachméadaigh verb cmuardaigh verb cmuborr verb cmu the population swelled considerably mhéadaigh an daonra go mór, tháinig ardú mór ar an daonra their income swelled by ten per cent tháinig méadú deich faoin gcéad ar a n-ioncam 5 increase number, amount transitiveaistreachméadaigh verb cmuardaigh verb cmucuir le PhrV cmu they want to swell the club's coffers is mian leo cur le teacht isteach an chlub the programme swelled visitor numbers from 45,000 to 75,000 mhéadaigh líon na gcuairteoirí ó 45,000 go 75,000 de thairbhe an chláir 6 especially literaturelitríocht become louder intransitiveneamhaistreachardaigh verb cmu her voice swelled d'ardaigh a glór 7 especially literaturelitríocht fill with feeling intransitiveneamhaistreachlíon verb cmu her heart swelled with joy líon a croí le háthas he felt himself swell with anger mhothaigh sé an fhearg ag borradh ann, bhraith sé an fhearg ag coipeadh ann 8 of wave, sea intransitiveneamhaistreachborr verb cmuoibriú a bheith i if the sea swells má éiríonn an fharraige tógtha, má bhíonn oibriú san fharraige nounAinmfhocal 9 increase in amount, numberméadú masc cmuborradh masc cmu there's been a massive swell of support for their policies tá méadú an-mhór ar an tacaíocht atá ann dá gcuid polasaithe 10 increase in loudnessardú masc cmuborradh masc cmu we could hear a swell of beautiful music chualamar ceol álainn ag éirí 11 especially literaturelitríocht surge of feelingtaom masc3 cmu a swell of pride taom mórtais a swell of indignation taghd cantail, fiuchadh feirge 12 especially literaturelitríocht curved shapecruinne fem4 cmucuaire fem4 cmu the swell of her breast cuaire a brollaigh 13 movement of wavesmórtas farraige cmuborradh farraige cmusuaill fem2 cmu large swells suaill mhór farraige, claíocha móra san fharraige there's a heavy swell tá mórtas farraige ann, tá oibriú san fharraige 14 informalneamhfhoirmeálta fashionable personboc mór cmuboicín masc4 cmu 15 musicceol part of organborrbhosca masc4 cmu adjectiveaidiacht 16 (USSAM), informalneamhfhoirmeálta excellentbreá adj cmuiontach adj1 cmuar fheabhas cmu he's a swell guy! fear breá atá ann!, bulaí fir atá ann! to look swell cuma bhreá a bheith ort PhrasesNathanna sb's head swells her head swelled chuaigh sé sa chloigeann aici, d'éirigh sí lán di féin he's got a swollen head tá sé róphostúil, tá iomarca talaimh faoi to make sb's head swell ceann séidte a thabhairt do dhuine Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ swell out→ swell up
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