inflate

Idioma: pt

🇺🇸 /ɪˈnfleɪt/

📖 Definições

verb
inflar; inflacionar, expandir; exagerar; inflar o ego; causar inflação

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.

3.ª pess. sing.: inflates Passado: inflated Particípio passado: inflated Particípio presente: 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.

pt: 'Inflame' significa provocar sentimentos intensos ou piorar uma situação; 'inflate' significa encher com ar ou aumentar além do normal.

inflect

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

pt: 'Inflect' é um termo gramatical que significa mudar a forma de uma palavra; 'inflate' significa expandir ou encher com ar.

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

pt: Não confunda 'inflate' com 'inflame' (provocar) ou 'inflect' (termo gramatical). A raiz é o latim 'inflare' (soprar para dentro).

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

Ela usou uma bomba para inflar os balões da festa.
The government's policies inflated the housing market to unsustainable levels.

As políticas do governo inflacionaram o mercado imobiliário para níveis insustentáveis.
He tended to inflate his achievements when telling stories about his career.

Ele tendia a inflacionar suas conquistas ao contar histórias sobre sua carreira.
The praise from his mentor inflated his ego considerably.

Os elogios do seu mentor inflacionaram consideravelmente o seu ego.
The central bank's decision to print more money will inflate the currency.

A decisão do banco central de imprimir mais dinheiro inflacionará a moeda.