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inflate

UK
/ɪnˈfleɪt/
US
/ɪnˈfleɪt/
inflateverb
inflated
Präteritum
inflated
Partizip Perfekt
inflating
Gerundium
UK
/ɪnˈfleɪt/
US
/ɪnˈfleɪt/
Übersetzungen
The media tends to inflate the importance of minor events.
СМИ склонны раздувать важность незначительных событий.
He used a pump to inflate the balloon.
Он использовал насос, чтобы надуть шарик.
The strong wind began to inflate the sails.
Сильный ветер начал вздувать паруса.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
вспучивать
Definitionen
To fill something with air or gas so that it becomes larger.
He used a pump to inflate the bicycle tire.
To increase something in size, amount, or importance, often in a way that is not justified.
The company was accused of inflating its earnings to attract investors.
To exaggerate or make something seem more important than it really is.
She tends to inflate her achievements when talking to potential employers.
To cause prices or the value of currency to rise, especially by increasing the supply of money.
Rapid government spending can inflate the cost of living.
Synonyme
amplify
increase
enlarge
puff up
fill
blow up
expand
Antonyme
deflate
inflatepartizip perfekt
Definitionen
Filled or swollen with air or gas.
An inflated life-raft lay on the deck.
Excessively or unreasonably high or exaggerated.
Consumers are troubled by the inflated housing prices.
inflategerundium / partizip präsens
Definitionen
Undergoing the process of being filled with air or gas; expanding.
He watched the inflating balloon rise slowly.
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