inflate
gb/ɪnflˈeɪt/ us/ɪnflˈeɪt/
B1
الإنجليزية
felfúj, eltúloz, felduzzaszt, felnagyít, felhajt, felfúvódik
فعل
B1
1
felfúj
A2
نمط الاستخدام:
inflate [something] (with [air/gas])
Can you inflate the bicycle tires before we leave?
Fel tudod fújni a bicikligumikat, mielőtt elindulunk?
She inflated the balloon and tied it with a ribbon.
Felfújta a lufit, és szalagot kötött rá.
The life jacket inflates automatically when it hits the water.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
I need to inflate this ball.
Fel kell fújnom ezt a labdát.
He inflated the tire with a pump.
Pumpával fújta fel a gumit.
خطأ شائع:
Learners often confuse inflate (make bigger by filling with air) with expand (get bigger in general).
المعنى
fill with air or gas
المتلازمات اللفظية
inflate a balloon
|inflate a tire
|inflate a tyre
|inflate an air mattress
|inflate a life jacket
|inflate a raft
|inflate a pool
|inflate with a pump
|inflate by mouth
|inflate to the recommended pressure
المرادفات
blow up (Common and informal for filling with air.)
|
pump up (Emphasizes using a pump, especially for tires.)
الأضداد
deflate (Let air out so it becomes less firm or smaller.)
الموضوعات
daily_life
|objects
|transport
|sports
التعريف
To put air into something so it gets bigger and firm.
To fill something with air or gas so that it becomes firm or larger.
فعل
B2
2
نمط الاستخدام:
inflate [something] (by [amount/method])
The company was accused of inflating its earnings in order to attract investors.
A vállalatot azzal vádolták, hogy a befektetők vonzása érdekében felduzzasztotta a nyereségét.
Online reviews can inflate expectations and lead to disappointment.
Az online értékelések túlzott elvárásokat kelthetnek, ami csalódáshoz vezethet.
He inflated his role in the project when he talked to the client.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
Don’t inflate the story.
Ne túlozd el a történetet.
She inflated her achievements on her résumé.
Eltúlozta az eredményeit az önéletrajzában.
خطأ شائع:
Don’t use inflate for normal growth (e.g., 'sales inflated' usually suggests exaggeration or artificial increase).
المعنى
make seem bigger than true
المتلازمات اللفظية
inflate expectations
|inflate the figures
|inflate the numbers
|inflate a claim
|inflate a story
|inflate a report
|inflate costs
|inflate the importance
|inflate the risk
|inflate the problem
المرادفات
exaggerate (General term for making something sound bigger or worse.)
|
overstate (Often used in formal contexts like reports and arguments.)
الأضداد
downplay (Make something seem less important or serious than it is.)
|
understate (Describe something as less than it really is.)
الموضوعات
communication
|business
|media
التعريف
To exaggerate something; to make it look bigger or better than it is.
To make something seem larger, better, more important, or more serious than it really is.
فعل
B2
BUSINESS
3
felhajt
B2
felduzzaszt
C1
نمط الاستخدام:
inflate [prices/costs/values]
The new fees will inflate the total cost of the trip.
Az új díjak felduzzasztják az utazás teljes költségét.
Speculation can inflate housing prices in popular areas.
A spekuláció felhajthatja a lakásárakat a népszerű környékeken.
Extra middlemen inflated the price of basic supplies.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
High demand can inflate prices.
A nagy kereslet felhajthatja az árakat.
This tax will inflate costs.
Ez az adó növelni fogja a költségeket.
خطأ شائع:
Inflate is usually transitive here (inflate prices), while inflation is the general economic process.
المعنى
cause prices to rise
المتلازمات اللفظية
inflate prices
|inflate costs
|inflate rents
|inflate property values
|inflate the value
|inflated prices
|inflated costs
|artificially inflate
|inflate the market
|inflate the price of
المرادفات
drive up (Emphasizes pushing something higher, often by external pressure.)
|
raise (Neutral term; may not imply artificiality.)
الأضداد
reduce (Make prices or costs lower.)
|
lower (Bring prices or costs down.)
الموضوعات
business
|economics
|money
التعريف
To make prices or costs go up, often too much.
To cause prices, costs, or values to rise, especially in a way seen as artificial or unjustified.
فعل
C1
TECHNICAL
4
felfúj
A2
felfúvódik
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
inflate [organ/structure] | inflate [balloon/cuff] in [body part]
The doctor asked him to inflate his lungs fully for the test.
Az orvos megkérte, hogy a vizsgálathoz teljesen szívja tele levegővel a tüdejét.
The nurse inflated the cuff to measure his blood pressure.
A nővér felfújta a mandzsettát, hogy megmérje a vérnyomását.
During the procedure, a small balloon is inflated to widen the artery.
المعنى
swell by air or gas inside
المتلازمات اللفظية
inflate the lungs
|inflate the stomach
|inflate a catheter balloon
|inflate the cuff
|inflate with air
|inflate with gas
المرادفات
distend (Medical term for swelling outward from internal pressure.)
|
expand (General term; less specifically about air or gas.)
الأضداد
collapse (Lose internal air/pressure and fall inward.)
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deflate (Let air out of an inflated structure.)
الموضوعات
health
|medicine
التعريف
To make part of the body swell by putting air or gas into it (medical).
To swell or become enlarged because air or gas is introduced or trapped inside, especially in a medical context.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
inflate
IPA
GB/ɪnflˈeɪt/
US/ɪnflˈeɪt/
المقاطع والنبر
in - flate (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (flate)
تصريفات الكلمة
Verb
- Base: inflate
- 3rd Person Singular: inflates
- Present Participle: inflating
- Past: inflated
عائلة الكلمة
التعبيرات
inflate with pride
1/ɪnflˈeɪt wˈɪθ pɹˈaɪd/
fixed phrase
become visibly very proud
To feel very proud and show it.
أمثلة
- He inflated with pride when his name was announced.
- She inflated with pride at the praise from her boss.
- The parents inflated with pride as their daughter accepted the award.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
- He inflated with pride.