inflar

(Anglès)

1. (transitive) to inflate
2. (transitive) to make swollen
3. (reflexive) to swell, to grow tight as a result of enlarging
4. (reflexive) to swell up, to become swollen
5. (reflexive) to become overwhelmed with anger
6. (figuratively, pronominal) to become full of oneself, to becomes swell-headed

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

[iɱˈfla]

Etimologia (Anglès)

Manllevat de llatí: īnflō

Cognat amb provençal antic: inflar

Cognat amb occità: enflar

In summary

Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin īnflāre (compare Old Occitan inflar and unflar; compare Occitan enflar). Doublet of the inherited unflar.

Sinònims

unflar

inflar-se

botir

embellir

fer bombo