What does gonfiare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word gonfiare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gonfiare in Italian.
The word gonfiare in Italian means inflate, blow up, blow up, exaggerate, inflate, swell up, bulge, dilate, swell with pride, get a big head, rough up, beat up, pummel, beat the crap out of, stick your chest out, flex your muscles, inflate the tires, pump up the tires. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word gonfiare
inflate, blow upverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (riempire d'aria) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Gonfia tu il palloncino che io sono senza fiato. You blow up the balloon. I'm out of breath. |
blow up, exaggerate, inflateverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (far apparire più grande) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") I giornalisti hanno gonfiato la notizia, in realtà non è successo niente di grave. The journalists blew up the news; in fact nothing serious happened. |
swell up, bulge, dilateverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (aumentare di volume) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Mi si è gonfiata la mano in seguito al colpo. My hand swelled up after being hit. |
swell with pride, get a big headverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (inorgoglirsi) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Ti stai gonfiando per il successo. Your success is making you swell with pride. |
rough up, beat up, pummelverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (colloquiale (picchiare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'hanno gonfiato di botte. They pummeled him with blows. |
beat the crap out of(colloquial, beat [sb] swollen) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
stick your chest out, flex your muscles(show off, boast) |
inflate the tires, pump up the tiresverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (di bicicletta o altri veicoli) Ho preso la pompetta e ho gonfiato le ruote della mia bicicletta. I got the pump and inflated the tires of my bike. |
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