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bloated

/ˈbləʊtɪd/

/ˈbloʊtɪd/

bloatedadjective

more bloated

Comp.

most bloated

Super.

/ˈbləʊtɪd/

/ˈbloʊtɪd/

Translations

ballonnéEn parlant du corps ou du ventre, généralement à cause de gaz ou de rétention de liquide.

After the large meal, she felt bloated and uncomfortable.

Après le grand repas, elle se sentait ballonnée et mal à l'aise.

pléthoriqueS'emploie pour une organisation, une structure ou une dépense excessivement développée.

The company's bloated bureaucracy made decision-making slow and inefficient.

La bureaucratie pléthorique de l'entreprise rendait la prise de décision lente et inefficace.

Additional translations

boursoufléS'emploie aussi pour une apparence gonflée ou épaissie de façon visible; registre courant.

Definitions

Swollen or puffed up, often due to excessive fluid or gas.

After the large meal, she felt bloated and uncomfortable.

Excessively large or inflated, often used to describe something that is overgrown or overextended.

The company's bloated bureaucracy made decision-making slow and inefficient.

Synonyms

puffed up

Antonyms

bloatverb

bloated

Past Simple

bloated

Past Simple

bloated

Past Participle

bloating

ing-form

/bləʊt/

/bloʊt/

Translations

gonflerSens physique et figuré.

After eating too quickly, he felt his stomach bloat uncomfortably.

Après avoir mangé trop vite, il a senti son estomac gonfler de façon inconfortable.

Additional translations

enflerSens physique, plus littéraire ou médical.

Definitions

To swell or cause to swell with fluid or gas.

After eating too quickly, he felt his stomach bloat uncomfortably.

To make something larger or more inflated than necessary.

The company decided to bloat its budget to accommodate unexpected expenses.

Synonyms

puff up

Antonyms

bloatnoun

Definitions

A condition in which the stomach or abdomen is swollen due to excessive gas or fluid.

After eating too much, she felt a painful bloat in her stomach.

An excessive accumulation or expansion, often used metaphorically to describe something that has grown too large or unwieldy.

The software's bloat made it slow and difficult to use.