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gonfler

Pronunciation: /ɡɔ̃.fle/

“gonfler” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to inflate, to blow up
  2. to swell, to puff up
  3. to get on someone's nerves

In French

  1. Augmenter quelque chose de volume en la remplissant de gaz ou d’un fluide; faire saillir.
  2. Augmenter fortement et de manière anormale.
  3. Remplir le cœur ou la poitrine d’un sentiment.
  4. Agacer; exaspérer.
  5. Transformer une image, un film pour le mettre dans un format supérieur.
  6. Augmenter de volume, enfler.
  7. Être envahi d’émotion.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cōnflāre. Compare Italian gonfiare.

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