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to billow
01
inflar, ondular
to expand in a blowing or puffing motion as if by the action of wind or some force within
Exemplos
Listening to the howling wind, I could see the tan cotton curtains billowing wildly in the open window.
Ouvindo o vento uivante, eu podia ver as cortinas de algodão bege ondulando selvagemente na janela aberta.
02
inflar, expandir
to swell out by internal pressure, as with air or gas
Exemplos
The chef carefully billowed the dough into a large bubbly sphere to proof.
O chef inchou cuidadosamente a massa em uma grande esfera borbulhante para fermentar.
03
ondular, inchar
to rise, roll, or surge like large ocean waves
Intransitive
Exemplos
Thick fog billowed around the streetlights.
Névoa espessa ondulava em torno dos postes de luz.
04
derramar-se, avançar com dificuldade
to move or push forward with great difficulty, often in a mass
Intransitive
Exemplos
The soldiers billowed forward through the mud.
Os soldados avançavam penosamente pela lama.
Billow
01
ondulação, vaga
a large rolling wave, especially at sea
Exemplos
The horizon was dotted with white billows.
O horizonte estava pontilhado de ondas brancas.
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