inflate

UK
/ɪnˈfleɪt/
US
/ɪnˈfleɪt/
inflateглагол
inflated
Прошедшее простое время
inflated
Причастие прошедшего времени
inflating
Герундий
UK
/ɪnˈfleɪt/
US
/ɪnˈfleɪt/
Переводы
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.
Дополнительные переводы
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
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.