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inflate

/ɪnˈfleɪt/

inflateглагол

inflated

Прошедшее простое время

inflated

Причастие прошедшего времени

inflating

Герундий

/ɪnˈfleɪt/

Переводы

gonfler

He used a pump to inflate the bicycle tire.

Il a utilisé une pompe pour gonfler le pneu du vélo.

gonflerAu sens figuré, pour présenter comme plus grand, plus élevé ou plus important qu’en réalité.

The company was accused of inflating its earnings to attract investors.

L’entreprise a été accusée de gonfler ses bénéfices pour attirer des investisseurs.

Дополнительные переводы

exagérerSens figuré, surtout pour des propos ou des réussites.

faire gonflerEmploi économique ou financier.

Определения

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.

Синонимы

puff up

blow up

Антонимы

inflateпричастие прошедшего времени

Определения

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.

inflateгерундий или причастие настоящего времени

Определения

Undergoing the process of being filled with air or gas; expanding.

He watched the inflating balloon rise slowly.