inflate

Langue: fr

🇺🇸 /ɪˈnfleɪt/

📖 Définitions

verb
gonfler; gonfler, augmenter; exagérer; enfler l'ego; provoquer l'inflation

EN: To fill with air or gas; to cause to expand by filling with air or gas.; To increase or expand beyond a normal or desirable level, especially in reference to prices, costs, or values.; To exaggerate or overstate the importance, value, or significance of something.; To cause someone to feel elated or puffed up with pride.; To increase the money supply in an economy, leading to a general rise in prices.

3e pers. sing.: inflates Passé: inflated Participe passé: inflated Participe présent: inflating

inflate a ballooninflate pricesinflate a tireinflate one's egoinflate the economyinflate a bubble

inflationinflatableinflateddeflatedeflationreinflationinflationaryinflator

expandswellblow uppuff upenlargepump up

deflateshrinkcontractcollapse

inflame

EN: 'Inflame' means to provoke strong feelings or worsen a situation; 'inflate' means to fill with air or increase beyond normal.

fr: 'Inflame' signifie provoquer de fortes émotions ou empirer une situation ; 'inflate' signifie remplir d'air ou augmenter au-delà de la normale.

inflect

EN: 'Inflect' is a grammatical term meaning to change a word's form; 'inflate' means to expand or fill with air.

fr: 'Inflect' est un terme grammatical signifiant changer la forme d'un mot ; 'inflate' signifie se dilater ou remplir d'air.

EN: Do not confuse 'inflate' with 'inflame' (to provoke) or 'inflect' (grammatical term). The root is Latin 'inflare' (to blow into).

fr: Ne confondez pas 'inflate' avec 'inflame' (provoquer) ou 'inflect' (terme grammatical). La racine est le latin 'inflare' (souffler dans).

She used a pump to inflate the balloons for the party.

Elle a utilisé une pompe pour gonfler les ballons de la fête.
The government's policies inflated the housing market to unsustainable levels.

Les politiques du gouvernement ont gonflé le marché immobilier à des niveaux insoutenables.
He tended to inflate his achievements when telling stories about his career.

Il avait tendance à gonfler ses réalisations lorsqu'il parlait de sa carrière.
The praise from his mentor inflated his ego considerably.

Les éloges de son mentor ont gonflé considérablement son ego.
The central bank's decision to print more money will inflate the currency.

La décision de la banque centrale d'imprimer plus de monnaie gonflera la devise.