What does gonflé in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word gonflé in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gonflé in French.

The word gonflé in French means have (got) a nerve, blow up, fill, flex, inflate, bore, annoy, exasperate, swell, rise, fill, fired up, raring to go, puffed up with pride. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gonflé

have (got) a nerve

adjectif (familier (effronté) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il est gonflé de demander une augmentation quand l'entreprise est au bord de la faillite.
He's got a real nerve, asking for a pay rise when the company's about to go under!

blow up

verbe transitif (remplir d'air)

J'ai gonflé le matelas pneumatique.
I blew up the inflatable mattress.

fill

verbe transitif (bomber)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le vent a gonflé les voiles du bateau.
The wind filled the boat's sails.

flex

verbe transitif (faire saillir : un muscle)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le culturiste gonflait ses biceps.
The body builder flexed his biceps.

inflate

verbe transitif (exagérer : des chiffres) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il a gonflé les chiffres pour rendre son rapport crédible.
He inflated the figures to make his report credible.

bore, annoy, exasperate

verbe transitif (très familier (ennuyer, énerver)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il m'a gonflé avec toutes ses histoires inintéressantes !
I've had my fill of him and all his utterly uninteresting anecdotes!

swell

verbe intransitif (enfler) (medical)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Son pied a gonflé à cause de sa piqûre d'abeille.
His foot swelled because of the bee sting.

rise

verbe pronominal (augmenter de volume)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La pâte se gonfle grâce à la levure.
The dough rises thanks to the yeast.

fill

verbe transitif (remplir d'un sentiment)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La réussite de son fils la gonfle d'orgueil.
Her son's success filled her with pride.

fired up, raring to go

locution adjectivale (familier (paré, prêt) (informal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il est prêt, il est gonflé à bloc.

puffed up with pride

locution adjectivale (être plein de vanité) (person)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Je n'apprécie pas ceux qui sont gonflés d'orgueil après une victoire.

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