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to bulge
01
bomber, faire saillie
to cause something to stick out, often due to pressure or excess
Transitive: to bulge sth
Exemples
Tightening the screws too much may bulge the surface of the wooden board.
Serrer les vis trop fort peut faire bombement la surface de la planche en bois.
Excessive weightlifting has intermittently bulged his muscles.
La musculation excessive a bombé ses muscles par intermittence.
02
gonfler, bomber
to swell disproportionately or unexpectedly
Intransitive
Exemples
As the temperatures dropped, the pipes in the old house began to bulge.
Alors que les températures chutaient, les tuyaux de la vieille maison commencèrent à gonfler.
The fabric of the tent bulged in the wind, straining against its stakes as the storm approached.
Le tissu de la tente bombait sous le vent, tirant sur ses piquets à l'approche de la tempête.
03
bombé, gonflé
to be filled to capacity and visibly distended as a result
Intransitive: to bulge with sth
Exemples
The trash bag bulged with discarded papers and empty containers.
Le sac poubelle bombait avec des papiers jetés et des récipients vides.
His backpack bulged with the weight of his laptop, textbooks, and water bottle.
Son sac à dos bombait sous le poids de son ordinateur portable, de ses manuels et de sa bouteille d'eau.
Bulge
01
bosse, renflement
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Arbre Lexical
bulging
bulge
