swell
swell(
swehl
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
My sinuses swelled from infection and I couldn't breathe for weeks.Se me hincharon los senos nasales por una infección, y no pude respirar por semanas.
b. crecer
After the hurricane and the breaking of the dam, the river swelled to dangerous levels.Después del huracán y la ruptura de la presa, el río creció hasta alcanzar niveles peligrosos.
a. aumentar
The volume of foreign direct investment has swollen to unprecedented levels.El volumen de la inversión directa extranjera ha aumentado hasta alcanzar niveles sin precedentes.
b. crecer
The news of low real estate prices caused the area's population to swell like never before.La noticia de los bajos precios en el sector inmobiliario hizo que la población de la zona creciera como nunca antes.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
b. hacer crecer (body of water)
The storm swelled the river to about twice its normal height, creating the danger of a flood.La tormenta hizo crecer el río a casi el doble de su altura normal, lo cual creó riesgo de inundación.
a. aumentar
The donations from the benefactors swelled their food supply for helping the poor.Las donaciones de los benefactores aumentaron el suministro de alimentos para los pobres.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
5. (nautical)
a. la marejada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The heavy swells made it dangerous for us to still be out at sea.Las marejadas fuertes hicieron que fuera peligroso permanecer mar afuera.
b. el oleaje (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The powerful swell brought nearly a ton of flotsam from the shipwreck onto the beach.El fuerte oleaje trajo casi una tonelada de desechos del naufragio a la playa.
6. (bulge)
a. la turgencia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A swell in the breasts is common in lactating mothers.La turgencia en los senos es común en las madres lactantes.
b. la ondulación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The swell of the sand dunes made it nearly impossible to traverse the desert.La ondulación de las dunas hizo casi imposible atravesar el desierto.
a. el arrebato (M) (of anger)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He slammed the door in a swell of rage when his parents would not let him go out with his friends.Dio un portazo en un arrebato de rabia cuando sus padres no lo dejaron salir con sus amigos.
b. la oleada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The President had to face a swell of indignation over the decisions he had taken.El Presidente debió enfrentar una oleada de indignación provocada por las decisiones que tomó.
8. (music)
a. el regulador (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The swell on the organ in our church broke, and the organist was unable to control the volume during mass.El regulador del órgano de nuestra iglesia se rompió, y el organista no pudo controlar el volumen durante la misa.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
9. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (excellent) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. fenomenal (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
It really is swell that you're able to work with us tonight to finish the project in time.Es verdaderamente fenomenal que puedas trabajar con nosotros esta noche para terminar el proyecto a tiempo.
b. bárbaro (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Thanks to a swell shot from the middle of the court at the last minute, our team won the basketball game.Gracias a un tiro bárbaro desde el medio de la cancha en el último momento, nuestro equipo ganó el partido de baloncesto.
c. padre (colloquial) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
It was really swell of our boss to give Juan two weeks off to visit his family abroad.Fue muy padre que nuestro jefe le diera a Juan dos semanas de vacaciones para visitar a su familia en el extranjero.
d. genial (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
My semester was going swell until my computer crashed and I lost all my work.Mi semestre iba genial hasta que mi computadora se colgó y perdí todo mi trabajo.
10. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (stylish)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. dandy
Whenever I go out with that swell guy, I always feel underdressed.Cuando salgo con ese tipo dandy, siempre me siento poco elegante.
b. majo
As a man who considered himself swell, he made sure that his pocket square always matched the color of his socks.Como un hombre que se consideraba majo, se aseguraba de que su pañuelo siempre combinara con el color de sus calcetines.
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